Visual & Performing Arts at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 30,559. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 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.

UT Knoxville Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

UT Knoxville Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of visual and performing arts master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. UT Knoxville does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from UT Knoxville, 72% 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a master's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	33
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

If you plan to be a visual and performing arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music	29
Fine & Studio Arts	11
Drama & Theater Arts	7

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• 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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers	20,190	$53,620
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Graphic Designers	3,470	$48,760
Producers and Directors	2,060	$65,040

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 Nightryder84 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.