Visual & Performing Arts at University of Southern California

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 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.

USC Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

USC Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

There were 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual & performing arts, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. USC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the visual & performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	45
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	55
White	120
International Students	97
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

The following visual & performing arts concentations are available at University of Southern California. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Southern California. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	152
Music	104
Arts & Media Management	50
Drama & Theater Arts	30
Design & Applied Arts	21
Fine & Studio Arts	15
General Visual & Performing Arts	12
Other Visual Art	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 CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Graphic Designers	29,320	$61,100
Producers and Directors	25,320	$115,080

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 Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

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