<p>I want to pursue a career in the arts, but I don't necessarily want to go to a strictly art school. What college in Pennsylvania offers a solid education with the best art department?</p>
<p>Carnegie Melon has a wonderful art program. </p>
<p>Do you have to stay in PA? Some Northeast schools with excellent academics and good art departments are: Wesleyan, Williams, Hamilton, Conn College, Skidmore, Vassar, Bard, Smith (if female). And further west, Kenyon and Oberlin. Among the Ivy League, Brown and Yale.</p>
<p>From what I hear, PAFA's a great art school (great at clasical sculpture), and it works closely with UPenn. from what I can tell, it's kinda like a dual degree type of deal, so I'm sure you could take non-art classes outside PAFA.</p>