Visual & Performing Arts at Rice University

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

Rice is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 7,643. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 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.

Rice Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Rice Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and performing arts, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Rice

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

Rice Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

Of the 55 students who graduated with a master’s in visual and performing arts from Rice in 2021, 51% were men and 49% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. Rice does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from Rice, 65% 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 Rice University with a master's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	36
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music	63
Fine & Studio Arts	4

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• English Language & Literature
• Philosophy & Religious Studies

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 TX, the home state for Rice University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Graphic Designers	13,480	$50,700
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,240	$71,520
Producers and Directors	5,300	$69,280

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 Anatol Stefanowitsch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.