Arts in Education

Alumni & Careers

Career Paths

AIE alumni are enriching the field of arts in education by: teaching in K-12 non-arts and arts classrooms; continuing with graduate study and/or teaching in institutions of higher education; overseeing education in art museums and other cultural institutions; and administrating arts-related programs in schools, communities, and foundations.

(Represented here: 175 AIE alumni, from 1996-2003)

K-12 Teaching: 33%
Non-arts K-12 (many English, Spanish, elementary): 17%
Arts Teachers:
Visual arts/architecture: 6%
Music: 3%
Dance: 3%
Drama: 1%
Community based: 3%

Higher Education: 23%
Doctoral study(Education/MD/Law): 11%
Teaching in higher ed (college or graduate level): 5%
Arts-Related Research: 4%
Additional masters (writing, arts, urban plan): 3%

Museums/Cultural Institutions: 21%
Museum education and related fields (curatorial, research, educational exhibition etc.): 13%
Educational Directors in Cultural Institutions (performing arts centers, theaters, ballet, public television.): 8%

Arts Administration/Development: 17%
Schools, colleges (programs, departments, school heads): 8%
Community-based administration/arts programming, centers, etc.: 6%
Development/foundation officers in the arts: 3%

Other: 6%
Freelance artists/writers/actors/illustrators: 4%
Non-arts related careers: 3%