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Visual & Performing Arts at California State University - Long Beach

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Visual & Performing Arts at California State University - Long Beach

Every visual and performing arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the visual and performing arts program at California State University - Long Beach stacks up to those at other schools.

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and approximately 40,069 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 949 students received a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from CSULB.

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.

CSULB Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

CSULB Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at CSULB 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.

In 2021, 61 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from CSULB. This makes it the #64 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at CSULB

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

CSULB Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

62% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 949 visual and performing arts majors earned their bachelor's degree from CSULB. Of these graduates, 38% were men and 62% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 - Long Beach with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 175
Black or African American 32
Hispanic or Latino 346
White 229
International Students 74
Other Races/Ethnicities 93

CSULB Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

66% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 34% of visual and performing arts master's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

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In the visual and performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 21
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

CSULB 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

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 State University - Long Beach. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts 424
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 178
Design & Applied Arts 141
Music 129
Drama & Theater Arts 81
Dance 57
Arts & Media Management 2

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 - Long Beach.

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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