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Visual & Performing Arts at Arkansas Tech University

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Visual & Performing Arts at Arkansas Tech University

Every visual and 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 and performing arts program at Arkansas Tech University stacks up to those at other schools.

ATU is located in Russellville, Arkansas and approximately 10,829 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,276 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Arkansas Tech University in 2021, 46 of them were visual and performing arts majors.

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.

ATU Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Visual & Performing Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

ATU Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the visual and performing arts progam at ATU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at ATU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Basic Certificate Schools 238
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 487
Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools 605
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Schools 1,542

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at ATU

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

ATU Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

46% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 54% of visual and performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical visual and performing arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at ATU since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at ATU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 34
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

ATU also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Arkansas Tech University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts 33
Fine & Studio Arts 11
Music 2

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 AR, the home state for Arkansas Tech University.

Occupation Jobs in AR Average Salary in AR
High School Teachers 11,480 $51,780
Managers 3,360 $86,410
Graphic Designers 1,110 $42,250
Professors 920 $57,420
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 550 $57,450

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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