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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall metal & jewelry arts education in California.
Our analysis ranked Gemological Institute Of America Carlsbad the best school in the country for a degree in metal & jewelry arts. Gemological Institute Of America Carlsbad is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Carlsbad. Gemological Institute Of America Carlsbad awarded about 160 metal & jewelry arts degrees in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, metal & jewelry arts degree recipients from Gemological Institute Of America Carlsbad generally make around $36,639. Gemological Institute Of America Carlsbad graduates carry a median of $8,233 in student loans.
More information about a degree in metal & jewelry arts from Gemological Institute Of America Carlsbad
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 8 schools evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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