Visual & Performing Arts at Berklee College of Music

What traits are you looking for in a visual and performing arts school? To help you decide if Berklee College of Music is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's visual and performing arts program.

Berklee College of Music is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,631. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 187 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.

Berklee College of Music Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

Berklee College of Music Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Berklee College of Music

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

Berklee College of Music Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 187 visual and performing arts majors earned their master's degree from Berklee College of Music. Of these graduates, 47% were men and 53% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. Berklee College of Music does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the visual and performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	69
International Students	69
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

The following visual and performing arts concentations are available at Berklee College of Music. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Berklee College of Music. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music	111
Arts & Media Management	82
Drama & Theater Arts	2

Related Majors

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 MA, the home state for Berklee College of Music.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,190	$99,540
Graphic Designers	5,680	$64,010
Producers and Directors	3,250	$70,480

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Walters-Storyk Design Group under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.