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Visual & Performing Arts at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Visual & Performing Arts at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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

RPI is located in Troy, New York and has a total student population of 7,501. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

RPI Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

RPI Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and performing arts, making the school the #76 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at RPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual and performing arts majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

RPI Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

20% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 5 students who earned a master's degree in Visual & Performing Arts from RPI in 2020-2021, 80% were men and 20% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. RPI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 38% more men than average.

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In the visual and performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Visual & Performing Arts 6
Design & Applied Arts 5

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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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