Visual & Performing Arts at Bergen Community College

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

Bergen Community College is located in Paramus, New Jersey and approximately 11,409 students attend the school each year.

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.

Bergen Community College Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

Bergen Community College Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Bergen Community College

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

Bergen Community College Visual & Performing Arts Associate’s Program

42% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of visual & performing arts associate's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in visual & performing arts only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at Bergen Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 21% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

If you plan to be a visual & 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 Bergen Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts	34

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 NJ, the home state for Bergen Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Graphic Designers	5,980	$59,140
Professors	2,670	$73,660
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,070	$90,750

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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