以下2012年USNEWS美国大学绘画专业研究生排名，耶鲁大学位居第一。
1 Yale University耶鲁大学
2 School of the Art Institute of Chicago
3 Rhode Island School of Design
4 Maryland Institute College of Art
5 Columbia University哥伦比亚大学
5 University of California Los Angeles加州大学洛杉机分校
7 Temple University天普大学
8 Virginia Commonwealth University
9 Indiana University,Bloomington印地安那大学伯明顿分校 (Hope)
10 Cranbrook Academy of Art
11 CUNY--Hunter College
12 California Institute of the Arts
13 School of Visual Arts
14 BOSTON University波士顿大学
14 California College of the Arts
14 San Francisco Art Institute
14 University of Georgia乔治亚大学
14 University of Pennsylvania宾夕法尼亚大学
19 Rutgers University New Brunswick罗格斯大学新伯朗士威校区
19 The University of Iowa爱荷华大学
19 Washington University in St Louis圣路易斯华盛顿大学
22 New York Studio School
22 Tufts University塔夫斯大学/School of the Museum of Fine Arts--Boston
22 University of Southern California南加州大学
22 The University of Texas at Austin德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校
26 Bard College
26 University of Illinois--Chicago
26 University of Washington华盛顿大学
26 University of Wisconsin Madison威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校
