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Visual & Performing Arts at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Visual & Performing Arts at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

If you plan to study visual & performing arts, take a look at what California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and approximately 22,440 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.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 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.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual & performing arts majors at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

66% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 34% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 53
International Students 1
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 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts 49
Drama & Theater Arts 13
Music 8

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 Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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