Visual & Performing Arts at West Virginia University

If you are interested in studying visual & performing arts, you may want to check out the program at West Virginia University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269.

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.

WVU Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WVU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WVU offers distance education options for visual & performing arts at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

WVU Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual & performing arts, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. WVU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from WVU, 86% 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 West Virginia University with a master's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	31
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music	27
Arts & Media Management	6
Drama & Theater Arts	5
General Visual & Performing Arts	4
Fine & Studio Arts	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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
High School Teachers	3,790	$47,050
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	660	$52,560
Graphic Designers	520	$45,360
Communications Professors	330	$51,150

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.