Visual & Performing Arts at California State University - East Bay

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

Cal State East Bay is located in Hayward, California and has a total student population of 16,253. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 147 students received a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from Cal State East Bay.

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 State East Bay Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Cal State East Bay Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at Cal State East Bay 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
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61
Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	160
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	329

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from Cal State East Bay. This makes it the #330 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Cal State East Bay

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual and performing arts majors at California State University - East Bay.

Cal State East Bay Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

Of the 147 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts from Cal State East Bay in 2021, 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical visual and performing arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal State East Bay since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual and 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 State University - East Bay with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	31
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	33
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Cal State East Bay Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a master's degree in visual and performing arts from Cal State East Bay. About 86% were men and 14% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. Cal State East Bay does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 48% more men than average.

In the visual and performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% 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 California State University - East Bay with a master's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Cal State East Bay 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 California State University - East Bay. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts	118
Music	22
Drama & Theater Arts	14

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

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 CA, the home state for California State University - East Bay.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.