Visual & Performing Arts at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and approximately 16,450 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 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.

UL Lafayette Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

UL Lafayette Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of visual and performing arts master's degrees went to men and 27% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. UL Lafayette does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 31% more men than average.

In the visual and performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music	11

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature

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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Graphic Designers	1,490	$45,660
Producers and Directors	1,300	$56,290

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.