Visual & Performing Arts at University of California - Los Angeles

If you plan to study visual and performing arts, take a look at what University of California - Los Angeles has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 173 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.

UCLA Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

UCLA Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

There were 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and performing arts, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

Of the 173 visual and performing arts students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UCLA, about 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. UCLA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the visual and performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	64
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

Visual & Performing Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Los Angeles. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	101
Music	40
Drama & Theater Arts	24
Fine & Studio Arts	21
Dance	6
Design & Applied Arts	6

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• English Language & Literature
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Los Angeles.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Graphic Designers	29,320	$61,100
Producers and Directors	25,320	$115,080

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.