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Visual & Performing Arts at The University of the Arts

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 the Arts stacks up to those at other schools.

UArts is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 1,530 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 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.

UArts Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

UArts Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UArts

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

UArts Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

47% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students earned a master's degree in visual and performing arts from UArts. About 47% of these graduates were women and the other 53% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. UArts does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from UArts, 53% 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 the Arts with a master's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 19
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

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 the Arts. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Drama & Theater Arts 15
Dance 13
Fine & Studio Arts 4
Design & Applied Arts 3
Music 1

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 PA, the home state for The University of the Arts.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Managers 11,060 $126,290
Graphic Designers 8,710 $53,050
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 5,050 $80,740

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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