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Visual & Performing Arts at Bennington College

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Visual & Performing Arts at Bennington College

If you plan to study visual and performing arts, take a look at what Bennington College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Bennington is located in Bennington, Vermont and has a total student population of 799. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 95 students received a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from Bennington.

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.

Bennington Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Bennington Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at Bennington 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 Schools 118
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools 277
Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools 358
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Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools 392
Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools 544
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 568

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from Bennington. This is the #437 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Bennington

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

Bennington Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of visual and performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at Bennington 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 Bennington College with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 67
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Bennington Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of visual and performing arts master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Bennington 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 Bennington College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Visual & Performing Arts 33
Drama & Theater Arts 24
Music 18
Fine & Studio Arts 10
Dance 7
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 4

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 VT, the home state for Bennington College.

Occupation Jobs in VT Average Salary in VT
High School Teachers 2,130 $65,850
Managers 570 $105,950
Graphic Designers 540 $50,000
Producers and Directors 290 $58,760

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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