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Visual & Performing Arts at Brown University

Visual & Performing Arts at Brown University

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

Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 9,948 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.

Brown Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Brown Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at Brown 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual & performing arts, making the school the #81 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Brown

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

Brown Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual & performing arts bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 26
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 40
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

Brown Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

59% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. Brown does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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In the visual & performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 9
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

Visual & Performing Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Brown University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts 40
Music 32
Drama & Theater Arts 22

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 RI, the home state for Brown University.

Occupation Jobs in RI Average Salary in RI
High School Teachers 4,410 $71,440
Managers 830 $114,660
Graphic Designers 820 $58,720
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 710 $83,080
Jewelers, Precious Stone and Metal Workers 660 $43,710

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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