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

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

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

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 184 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.

Columbia Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Columbia Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

There were 26 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and 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 and performing arts majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

68% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of visual and performing arts master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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In the visual and performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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 and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 67
International Students 67
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

Visual & Performing Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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 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 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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