Visual & Performing Arts at California State University - Los Angeles

83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every visual & 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 & performing arts program at California State University - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 26,745 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 State LA Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at Cal State LA 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 State LA

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

Cal State LA Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

53% Women

83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical visual & performing arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal State LA since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% 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 State University - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	34
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	141
White	24
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Cal State LA Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

40% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. Cal State LA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

In the visual & performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	14
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 - Los Angeles. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts	177
Music	57
Drama & Theater Arts	37
General Visual & Performing Arts	13

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 State University - Los Angeles.

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
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