A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by fashioning art works from gems, other stones, and precious metals. Includes instruction in gemology, metalsmithing and finishing, stone cutting and polishing, metal and non-metal casting and molding, electroforming, metal coloring, enameling, photo etching, lapidary technique and art, design concepts, and personal style development.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad | 276 | 100% | N/A |
| 2 | Gemological Institute of America-New York | 246 | 100% | N/A |
| 3 | Studio Jewelers | 96 | 100% | N/A |
| 4 | Academy of Art University | 31 | 1% | $44,226 |
| 5 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 27 | 1% | $24,220 |
| 6 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 27 | 1% | $57,443 |
| 7 | Temple University | 24 | 0% | $33,004 |
| 8 | Haywood Community College | 18 | 3% | $3,970 |
| 9 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 18 | 0% | $57,401 |
| 10 | College of the Albemarle | 10 | 2% | $3,308 |
| 11 | Rhode Island School of Design | 10 | 1% | $70,560 |
| 12 | Central New Mexico Community College | 9 | 0% | $3,066 |
| 13 | FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles | 9 | 1% | $34,794 |
| 14 | Maine College of Art | 8 | 6% | $50,690 |
| 15 | Santa Fe Community College | 8 | 1% | $2,949 |
| 16 | Cranbrook Academy of Art | 8 | 11% | N/A |
| 17 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 7 | 0% | $25,641 |
| 18 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 6 | 1% | $30,200 |
| 19 | Flathead Valley Community College | 6 | 2% | $17,654 |
| 20 | Cleveland Institute of Art | 6 | 5% | $58,880 |
| 21 | California College of the Arts | 6 | 1% | $67,074 |
| 22 | Ferris State University | 4 | 0% | $23,194 |
| 23 | Arcadia University | 4 | 0% | $59,980 |
| 24 | Montgomery Community College | 3 | 1% | $4,564 |
| 25 | University of Akron Main Campus | 2 | 0% | $27,279 |
| 26 | University of Oregon | 2 | 0% | $27,366 |
| 27 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 2 | 0% | $30,275 |
| 28 | Syracuse University | 2 | 0% | $70,636 |
| 29 | SUNY Buffalo State | 1 | 0% | $25,846 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Metal and Jewelry Arts program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.