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General Visual & Performing Arts at West Virginia University

General Visual & Performing Arts at West Virginia University

What traits are you looking for in a visual arts school? To help you decide if West Virginia University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's visual arts program.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Visual & Performing Arts section at the bottom of this page.

WVU General Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Visual Arts

WVU General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Visual Arts Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

63% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of visual arts master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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Of the students who received a visual arts master's degree from WVU, 100% 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 arts.

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

Concentrations Within General Visual & Performing Arts

If you plan to be a visual 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 West Virginia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Visual & Performing Arts 4

Careers That Visual Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 660 $52,560
Graphic Designers 520 $45,360
Photographers 110 $32,270
Art Directors 50 $89,760

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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