Visual & Performing Arts at California Institute of the Arts

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

CalArts is located in Valencia, California and has a total student population of 1,166.

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.

CalArts Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

CalArts Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at CalArts 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual & performing arts, making the school the #95 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at CalArts

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual & performing arts majors at California Institute of the Arts.

CalArts Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

58% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical visual & performing arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at CalArts since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	63
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

CalArts Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

60% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. CalArts does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	38
International Students	62
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California Institute of the Arts. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Drama & Theater Arts	73
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	63
Music	61
Fine & Studio Arts	29
Dance	23
Design & Applied Arts	12
Arts & Media Management	4
Other Visual Art	1

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 CA, the home state for California Institute of the Arts.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Graphic Designers	29,320	$61,100
Producers and Directors	25,320	$115,080

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

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