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Visual & Performing Arts at University of Iowa

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Visual & Performing Arts at University of Iowa

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 Iowa stacks up to those at other schools.

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 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.

Iowa Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Iowa Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and 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 and performing arts majors at University of Iowa.

Iowa Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

49% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 79 students earned a master's degree in visual and performing arts from Iowa. About 49% of these graduates were women and the other 51% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. Iowa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from Iowa, 52% 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 30% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 41
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

The following visual and performing arts concentations are available at University of Iowa. 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 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 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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