Visual & Performing Arts at California State University - Fullerton

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

Cal State Fullerton is located in Fullerton, California and approximately 42,051 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 599 students received a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from Cal State Fullerton.

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 Fullerton Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Cal State Fullerton Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at Cal State Fullerton 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 Master’s Degree Schools	131
	186
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	317

In 2021, 54 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from Cal State Fullerton. This makes it the #78 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Cal State Fullerton

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

Cal State Fullerton Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

Of the 599 visual and performing arts students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Cal State Fullerton, about 37% were men and 63% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 - Fullerton with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	116
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	203
White	167
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	68

Cal State Fullerton Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

The visual and performing arts program at Cal State Fullerton awarded 54 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. Cal State Fullerton does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

In the visual and performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	21
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Cal State Fullerton 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

The following visual and performing arts concentations are available at California State University - Fullerton. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Fullerton. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts	419
Drama & Theater Arts	122
Music	89
Dance	23

Related Majors

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

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 - Fullerton.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.