The Department of Art and Design at JSU provides a comprehensive professional education in the study and practice of studio art, graphic design, photography, and art history. Our courses are designed to increase the student’s understanding of the visual arts, and to aid in the development of the student’s creative abilities. We prepare our graduates to enter the workforce with a set of professional skills and a body of work that will make them marketable in their chosen disciplines. Majors in Studio Art may take courses in the following disciplines: ceramics, drawing, illustration, sculpture, book arts, graphic design, motion graphics, web design, painting, multimedia arts, photography, and printmaking.
Career options for art students are abundant and more popular than ever. Our visually rich and technology driven culture has created a demand for visual content creators. JSU's Department of Art and Design provides an education that prepares students to pursue a number of opportunities available for the modern-day visual artist.
Potential Careers
- Advertising Designer
- Artist Agent
- Art Curator
- Art Director
- Art Education
- Art Therapy
- Cartoon Artist
- Ceramic Artist
- Collections Management
- Digital Animator
- Environmental Designer
- Exhibit Designer
- Fine Art Photographer
- Gallery Dealer
- Gallery Director
- Graphic Designer
- Illustrator
- Information Designer
- Journalistic Photographer
- Motion Graphics Designer
- Painter
- Photographer
- Portrait Painter
- Portrait Photographer
- Publication Designer
- Sculptor
- Studio Artist
- Typographer
- User Experience Designer
- Videographer
- Video Editor
- Video Colorist
- Visual Artist
- Web Designer
Median Annual Salary
|
Advertising Designer
|
$50,720
|
|
Artist Agent
|
$78,410
|
| Art Curator |
$50,120 |
| Art Director |
$100,890 |
| Art Education (K-12) |
$61,820 |
| Art Therapy |
$47,940 |
| Cartoon Artist |
$78,790 |
| Ceramic Artist |
$49,960 |
| Collections Management |
$50,120 |
| Digital Animator |
$78,790 |
| Environmental Designer |
$67,950 |
| Exhibit Designer |
$54,860 |
| Fine Art Photographer |
$38,950 |
| Gallery Director |
$63,880 |
| Graphic Designer |
$50,710 |
| Illustrator |
$63,030 |
| Information Designer |
$50,710 |
| Journalistic Photographer |
$48,210 |
| Motion Graphics Designer |
$78,790 |
| Painter |
$49,960 |
| Photographer |
$48,210 |
| Portrait Painter |
$49,960 |
| Portrait Photographer |
$48,210 |
| Sculptor |
$49,960 |
| Studio Artist |
$49,960 |
| Typographer |
$50,710 |
| User Experience Designer |
$77,200 |
| Videographer |
$60,360 |
| Video Editor |
$60,360 |
| Video Colorist |
$60,360 |
| Web Designer |
$77,200 |
*Median annual salaries are from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
