Visual & Performing Arts at Art Center College of Design

If you are interested in studying visual and performing arts, you may want to check out the program at Art Center College of Design. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Art Center College of Design is located in Pasadena, California and approximately 2,182 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 316 visual and performing arts majors received their bachelor's degree from Art Center College of Design.

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.

Art Center College of Design Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Art Center College of Design Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the visual and performing arts progam at Art Center College of Design 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 Art Center College of Design 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 Focused Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	39
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools	69
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	70
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Schools	84
	155
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	169
Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools	218
	235
Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	311
	322
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	379
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	433
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools	515

In 2021, 58 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from Art Center College of Design. This makes it the #70 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Art Center College of Design

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual and performing arts majors at Art Center College of Design.

Art Center College of Design Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 316 visual and performing arts majors earned their bachelor's degree from Art Center College of Design. Of these graduates, 34% were men and 66% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual and performing arts bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	126
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	43
International Students	89
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Art Center College of Design Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 visual and performing arts majors earned their master's degree from Art Center College of Design. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. Art Center College of Design does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	12
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Art Center College of Design 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 Art Center College of Design. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts	276
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	60
Fine & Studio Arts	38

Related Majors

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 CA, the home state for Art Center College of Design.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Graphic Designers	29,320	$61,100
Producers and Directors	25,320	$115,080

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 Garnethertz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.