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Visual & Performing Arts at Vermont College of Fine Arts

Visual & Performing Arts at Vermont College of Fine Arts

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

VCFA is located in Montpelier, Vermont and approximately 371 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.

VCFA Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

VCFA Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at VCFA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual & performing arts majors at Vermont College of Fine Arts.

VCFA Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

46% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 54% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. VCFA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from VCFA, 68% 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 Vermont College of Fine Arts with a master's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 34
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

If you plan to be a visual & 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 Vermont College of Fine Arts. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts 15
Design & Applied Arts 11
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 7
Music 7

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 VT, the home state for Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Occupation Jobs in VT Average Salary in VT
High School Teachers 2,130 $65,850
Managers 570 $105,950
Graphic Designers 540 $50,000
Producers and Directors 290 $58,760

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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