Visual & Performing Arts at California State University - Long Beach
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.
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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

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.

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

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.

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 |
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 - 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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Summum under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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