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Visual & Performing Arts at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 48,149. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 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.

UW Seattle Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

UW Seattle Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and performing arts, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

63% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 46 students who earned a master's degree in Visual & Performing Arts from UW Seattle in 2020-2021, 37% were men and 63% were women.

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Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from UW Seattle, 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 28% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 24
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 Washington - Seattle Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Music 31
Drama & Theater Arts 17
Fine & Studio Arts 10
Dance 3
Design & Applied Arts 3
Other Visual Art 2
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers 14,560 $67,550
Managers 11,280 $125,490
Graphic Designers 5,060 $60,530
Producers and Directors 2,400 $71,430
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,930 $67,430

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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