Visual & Performing Arts at University of Oregon

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 Oregon stacks up to those at other schools.

UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and has a total student population of 21,752. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 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.

UO Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

UO Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and performing arts, making the school the #57 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UO

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

UO Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students earned a master's degree in visual and performing arts from UO. About 52% of these graduates were women and the other 48% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. UO does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from UO, 75% 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 Oregon with a master's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	42
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Oregon. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music	40
Fine & Studio Arts	12
Design & Applied Arts	11
Arts & Media Management	10
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	6
Drama & Theater Arts	5

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 OR, the home state for University of Oregon.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers	10,390	$72,640
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Graphic Designers	3,510	$56,690
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,350	$75,800

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.