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

Rider is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and has a total student population of 4,636. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 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.

Rider Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

Online Classes Are Available at Rider

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

Rider Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Rider

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

Rider Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

Of the 15 visual and performing arts students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Rider, about 13% were men and 87% were women.

Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from Rider, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the visual and performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

The following visual and performing arts concentations are available at Rider University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rider University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music	15

Related Majors

• 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 NJ, the home state for Rider University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Graphic Designers	5,980	$59,140
Professors	2,670	$73,660
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,070	$90,750

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 Magneticcarpet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.