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General Visual & Performing Arts at Academy of Art University

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every general visual & performing arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the visual arts program at Academy of Art University stacks up to those at other schools.

Academy of Art University is located in San Francisco, California and has a total student population of 8,928.

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.

Academy of Art University General Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Visual Arts
Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts
Master’s Degree in Visual Arts

Academy of Art University General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual arts major at Academy of Art University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Visual & Performing Arts. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Visual Arts Student Demographics at Academy of Art University

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

Academy of Art University General Visual & Performing Arts Associate’s Program

71% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of visual arts associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Academy of Art University with a associate's in visual arts.

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

Academy of Art University General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

43% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of visual arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical visual arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Academy of Art University since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Academy of Art University with a bachelor's in visual arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Academy of Art University General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

76% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of visual arts master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

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 Academy of Art University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Digital Arts	63

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 CA, the home state for Academy of Art University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Graphic Designers	29,320	$61,100
Multimedia Artists and Animators	10,760	$87,960
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	9,710	$115,460
Art Directors	7,620	$127,630
Photographers	6,060	$52,720

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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