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Visual & Performing Arts at University of California - San Diego

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Visual & Performing Arts at University of California - San Diego

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 University of California - San Diego stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 39,576. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 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.

UCSD Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

UCSD Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and performing arts, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

56% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The visual and performing arts program at UCSD awarded 34 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 44% of these degrees went to men with the other 56% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. UCSD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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In the visual and performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - San Diego 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 5
White 15
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Drama & Theater Arts 21
General Visual & Performing Arts 15
Music 10
Fine & Studio Arts 3

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 - San Diego.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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