Visual & Performing Arts at Bard College

Every 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 & performing arts program at Bard College stacks up to those at other schools.

Bard is located in Annandale-On-Hudson, New York and has a total student population of 2,465.

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.

Bard Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Bard Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at Bard 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual & performing arts. This makes the school the #76 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Bard

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual & performing arts majors at Bard College.

Bard Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at Bard 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 Bard College with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	74
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Bard Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. Bard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	35
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

Visual & Performing Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Bard College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts	140
Music	51
Other Visual Art	2

Careers That Visual & Performing Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual & 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 NY, the home state for Bard College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Producers and Directors	26,110	$115,610
Graphic Designers	21,350	$64,840
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	11,530	$99,870

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.