Visual & Performing Arts at Harvard University

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

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 30,391. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 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.

Harvard Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Harvard

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Harvard does offer online education options in visual and performing arts for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Harvard Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and performing arts, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

Of the 71 visual and performing arts students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Harvard, about 42% were men and 58% were women.

In the visual and performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 34% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	24
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Visual & Performing Arts	57
Music	17
Fine & Studio Arts	15
Design & Applied Arts	8
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	4

Related Majors

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

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 MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,190	$99,540
Graphic Designers	5,680	$64,010
Producers and Directors	3,250	$70,480

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 Elisa.rolle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.