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Visual & Performing Arts at Eastern Illinois University

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Visual & Performing Arts at Eastern Illinois University

Every visual and performing arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the visual and performing arts program at Eastern Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and has a total student population of 8,626. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 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.

EIU Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

EIU Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

76% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of visual and performing arts master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

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Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from EIU, 85% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 50
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts 42
Music 17

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 IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Graphic Designers 11,700 $56,890
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 3,940 $68,360
Professors 3,040 $66,970

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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