Visual & Performing Arts at Cornell University

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

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 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.

Cornell Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Cornell Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and performing arts, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

Of the 18 students who earned a master's degree in Visual & Performing Arts from Cornell in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. Cornell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the visual and performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 28% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Cornell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music	17
Fine & Studio Arts	12
Drama & Theater Arts	2
Design & Applied Arts	1

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• English Language & Literature
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics

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 Cornell University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.