Art schools used to be trade schools. In Manhattan, they still are - unless you’re talking about the really big ones like Pratt. There are a lot of jobs that you can extract from a good art degree. Just was reading about Julian Beck, the theatre artist, who got excellent jobs as a window dresser before he became successful as a theatre person. Window dressing in Manhattan is a huge deal and very lucrative.
Combine artistic skills with web design skills and you can make a living doing web sites for businesses.