Visual & Performing Arts at National 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 National University stacks up to those at other schools.

National University is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 18,070. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 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.

National University Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

Online Classes Are Available at National University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? National University offers distance education options for visual and performing arts at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

National University Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at National University

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

National University Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students graduated with a master's degree in visual and performing arts from National University. About 52% were men and 48% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. National University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

In the visual and performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	16
Drama & Theater Arts	11

Related Majors

• English Language & Literature

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 CA, the home state for National University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Graphic Designers	29,320	$61,100
Producers and Directors	25,320	$115,080

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 University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.