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Visual & Performing Arts at Bard College

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Visual & Performing Arts at Bard College

If you plan to study visual and performing arts, take a look at what Bard College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Bard is located in Annandale-On-Hudson, New York and approximately 2,465 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 students received their master's degree in visual and performing arts.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Visual & Performing Arts section at the bottom of this page.

Bard Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts
  • Doctorate Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

Bard Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and performing arts, making the school the #76 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Bard

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual and performing arts majors at Bard College.

Bard Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

59% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 students graduated with a master's degree in visual and performing arts from Bard. About 41% were men and 59% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bard College with a master's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 29
International Students 21
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

If you plan to be a visual and performing arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Bard College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Music 32
Fine & Studio Arts 30
Other Visual Art 2

Careers That Visual & Performing Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual and performing arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Bard College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
Producers and Directors 26,110 $115,610
Graphic Designers 21,350 $64,840
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 11,530 $99,870

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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