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Visual & Performing Arts at University of Iowa

Visual & Performing Arts at University of Iowa

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 students attend the school each year.

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.

Iowa Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Iowa Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual & performing arts, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Iowa

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual & performing arts majors at University of Iowa.

Iowa Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

51% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 49% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. Iowa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from Iowa, 70% 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 University of Iowa with a master's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 55
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

If you plan to be a visual & performing arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Iowa. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Music 41
Fine & Studio Arts 34
Drama & Theater Arts 15
Other Visual Art 12
Dance 7
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 4
General Visual & Performing Arts 3

Careers That Visual & Performing Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual & 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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers 13,010 $56,510
Managers 2,880 $101,360
Graphic Designers 2,270 $43,920
Professors 2,250 $71,300
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,110 $80,700

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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