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 | FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles | 9 | 1% | $34,794 |
| 13 | Central New Mexico Community College | 9 | 0% | $3,066 |
| 14 | Maine College of Art | 8 | 6% | $50,690 |
| 15 | Cranbrook Academy of Art | 8 | 11% | N/A |
| 16 | Santa Fe Community College | 8 | 1% | $2,949 |
| 17 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 7 | 0% | $25,641 |
| 18 | Cleveland Institute of Art | 6 | 5% | $58,880 |
| 19 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 6 | 1% | $30,200 |
| 20 | Flathead Valley Community College | 6 | 2% | $17,654 |
| 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 | Syracuse University | 2 | 0% | $70,636 |
| 26 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 2 | 0% | $30,275 |
| 27 | University of Oregon | 2 | 0% | $27,366 |
| 28 | University of Akron Main Campus | 2 | 0% | $27,279 |
| 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.