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General Visual & Performing Arts at George Mason University

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General Visual & Performing Arts at George Mason University

If you are interested in studying general visual and performing arts, you may want to check out the program at George Mason University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received their master's degree in visual arts.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Visual & Performing Arts section at the bottom of this page.

GMU General Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Visual Arts

GMU General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Visual Arts Student Demographics at GMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual arts majors at George Mason University.

GMU General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

50% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a master's degree in visual arts from GMU. About 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 43% men graduate in visual arts each year. GMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a visual arts master's degree from GMU, 83% 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 George Mason University with a master's in visual arts.

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

Careers That Visual Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual 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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Graphic Designers 5,000 $60,540
Photographers 860 $37,420
Art Directors 510 $91,770
Multimedia Artists and Animators 480 $65,430

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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