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Visual & Performing Arts at Ball State University

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Visual & Performing Arts at Ball State University

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

Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and approximately 21,597 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 190 visual and performing arts majors received their bachelor's degree from Ball State.

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.

Ball State Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Ball State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

  • Master’s Degree

Ball State Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at Ball State 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
36
Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools 50
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools 75
108

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from Ball State. This makes it the #159 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and performing arts, making the school the #65 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Ball State

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

Ball State Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

77% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 190 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from Ball State. About 23% were men and 77% were women.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at Ball State 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 Ball State University with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 148
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Ball State Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

68% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 visual and performing arts majors earned their master's degree from Ball State. Of these graduates, 32% were men and 68% were women.

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Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from Ball State, 68% 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 Ball State University with a master's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 19
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Ball State also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 8 students 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ball State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts 76
Drama & Theater Arts 50
Music 43
Design & Applied Arts 39
Dance 21
Arts & Media Management 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 IN, the home state for Ball State University.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
High School Teachers 19,690 $53,030
Managers 7,290 $71,560
Graphic Designers 3,740 $45,030
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,030 $68,070
Interior Designers 1,090 $42,610

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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