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Visual & Performing Arts at Columbia University in the City of New York

Visual & Performing Arts at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you plan to study visual & performing arts, take a look at what Columbia University in the City of New York has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135.

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.

Columbia Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Columbia Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

There were 26 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual & performing arts, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual & performing arts majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

59% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. Columbia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 23
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 82
International Students 77
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

The following visual & performing arts concentations are available at Columbia University in the City of New York. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Columbia University in the City of New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 75
Fine & Studio Arts 60
Music 37
Drama & Theater Arts 35
Other Visual Art 26
General Visual & Performing Arts 5

Careers That Visual & Performing Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual & 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 Columbia University in the City of New York.

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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