Pursuing a degree in the visual arts and built environment will teach you how to be a dynamic thinker and problem solver—two of the most valuable skills that today’s employers actively seek in candidates.
In today’s creative economy, employers want people who can flex the right side of their brains—that is, those who can think outside the box and wield their imaginations.
Fine arts and architecture programs, for example, teach new ways of seeing, thinking and making. Students learn versatile, technical skills in a collaborative atmosphere while becoming proficient with both traditional techniques and innovative technologies. Students of these disciplines enter a competitive workforce at the head of the pack, ready to use their practical skillsets and creativity to tackle society’s toughest challenges.
A degree in any of the visual arts or built environment disciplines will prepare you for a breadth of career paths—both within and outside of your chosen field—and set you up for success as a creative professional. Some career opportunities include:
Architecture, Facilities and Preservation
- Architect
- Architecture educator
- Architectural photographer
- Architectural writer/critic
- Building envelope specialist
- Building pathology specialist
- Construction Manager
- Corporate architect
- Cultural conservation specialist
- Digital design specialist
- Environmental systems specialist
- Exhibit designer
- Facility designer
- Facility manager
- Healthcare design specialist
- Historic preservation specialist
- Industrial designer
- Interiors architect
- Public works architect
- Real estate property developer
- Real estate property manager
- Sustainable design specialist
- University architect
- Urban designer
- Urban and land use planner
Art Education
(Explore Tyler's Art Education Program)
- Arts administrator
- Artist-in-Residence/Artist-in-the-Schools
- Art critic
- Art teacher
- Art writer
- Freelance instructor
- Postsecondary instructor
- Recreation specialist
- Teacher/Instructor abroad
- Teacher of art and recreation
Art History
(Explore Tyler's Art History Program)
- Archivist
- Art critic
- Art director
- Art gallery and auction house assistant
- Art historian
- Art law specialist
- Art supervisor
- Arts administrator
- Arts organization consultant
- Arts management
- Career development counselor
- Cataloger
- Conservator/Restorer
- Corporate, museum, university curator
- Curatorial consultant
- Development writer
- Director of Visual Arts Program
- Fine arts appraiser
- Gallery director
- Grant writer
- Museum educator/researcher
- Photography lab technician
- Publishing proofreader
- Registrar staff
- Researcher
- Visiting scholar
- Visual resources curator
- Writer
Art Therapy
(Explore Tyler's Art Therapy Program)
- Activities specialist/therapist
- Autism specialist
- Caseworker
- Child welfare specialist
- Child mental health worker
- Counselors
- Group home worker/counselor/advisor
- In-home family counselor
- Life skills counselor
- Occupational Therapist
- School-based applied behavior therapist
- Special education aide
- Therapeutic staff support
City and Regional Planning and Community Development
(Explore Tyler's City & Regional Planning and Community Development programs)
- Citizen engagement specialist
- City planner
- Commercial corridor manager
- Community development corporation specialist
- Community engagement specialist
- Community finance specialist
- Community-based historic preservation specialist
- Community organizer
- Data analyst
- Dispute resolution specialist
- Economic development specialist
- Environmental planner
- Geographic information systems specialist
- Grant writer
- Historic preservation planning specialist
- Housing authority and housing rehabilitation specialist
- Industrial redevelopment specialist
- Land use planner
- Neighborhood development liaison
- Nonprofit management specialist
- Nonprofit manager
- Outreach and education specialist
- Private foundations fund specialist
- Public administrator
- Public policy analyst
- Real estate development project specialist
- Sustainable planning specialist
- Transportation planner
- Urban planner
- Urban revitalization strategist
- Youth engagement specialist
Graphic and Interactive Design
(Explore Tyler's Graphic & Interactive Design Program)
- Art director
- Book illustrator
- Exhibitions designer
- Font designer
- Graphic designer (advertising, corporate, publishing)
- Graphic designer (television/film and entertainment)
- Multimedia specialist
- Package designer, product designer
- Technical/Production illustrator
- Urban graphic designer (display, signs, billboards)
- Web designer
- Webmaster
Landscape Architecture and Horticulture
(Explore Tyler's Landscape Architecture and Horticulture programs)
- Bacteriologist
- Campus planner
- Environmental advocacy specialist
- Environmental scientist
- Historic landscape restoration and preservation specialist
- Horticulture educator
- Horticultural therapist
- Landscape architect
- Landscape architect educator
- Landscape consultant/field advisor
- Landscape designer
- Landscape horticulturist
- Landscape metrics specialist
- Mycologist
- Parks and recreation planner
- Plant breeder/geneticist
- Plant pathologist
- Propagation scientist
- Public works landscape architect
- Soil scientist
- Stormwater management and green infrastructure specialist
- Urban and community revitalization specialist
- Urban designer
- Urban and land use planner
Studio Art
(Explore Tyler's studio art programs: Ceramics, Fibers & Material Studies, Glass, Metals/Jewelry/CAD-CAM, Painting, Photography, Printmaking and Sculpture)
- Art consultant
- Art critic
- Art dealer
- Art director
- Art lecturer/visiting scholar
- Art supervisor
- Arts administrator
- Arts management
- Artist-in-Residence/Artist-in-Schools
- Career development counselor
- Carpet designer
- Cataloger
- Commercial serigrapher/silkscreener
- Conservator/Restorer
- Costume designer
- Court artist
- Curator
- Development writer
- Digital imaging specialist
- Director of Visual Arts Program
- Exhibition coordinator
- Exhibition designer
- Fabric and textile designer
- Fine arts appraiser
- Foundry owner/operator
- Freelance artist
- Freelance photographer
- Furniture designer
- Gallery director
- Gallery owner/administrator
- Grant writer
- Greeting card designer
- Master printer/print studio owner
- Model maker
- Muralist
- Museum educator/researcher
- Photo/computer/digital lab technician
- Portrait painter/sculptor, set designer
- Registrar staff
- Resilient flooring designer
- Scientific illustrator, technical illustrator
- Stylist
- Tableware designer
- Teacher
- Toy designer/manufacturer
- Wallcovering designer
- Writer
Visual Studies
(Explore Tyler's Visual Studies Program)
- Artist-in-Residence/Artist-in-Schools
- Arts administrator
- Arts management
- Conservator/Restorer
- Critic
- Curator
- Development writer
- Director of Visual Arts Program
- Exhibition coordinator
- Exhibition designer
- Gallery director
- Gallery owner/administrator
- Grant writer
- Independent visual artist (freelance or commission)
- Museum educator
- Museum researcher
- Teacher
- Writer