Visual & Performing Arts at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

If you are interested in studying visual and performing arts, you may want to check out the program at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 79 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.

UIUC Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

UIUC Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

There were 40 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and performing arts, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 79 students earned a master's degree in visual and performing arts from UIUC. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. UIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from UIUC, 54% 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 29% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	43
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music	88
Fine & Studio Arts	24
Drama & Theater Arts	10
Dance	3

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Graphic Designers	11,700	$56,890
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	3,940	$68,360
Professors	3,040	$66,970

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 Beyond My ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.