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Visual & Performing Arts at California State University - Northridge

69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a visual & performing arts school? To help you decide if California State University - Northridge is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's visual & performing arts program.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and approximately 40,381 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.

CSUN Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at CSUN

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? CSUN offers distance education options for visual & performing arts at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

CSUN Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at CSUN 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 CSUN

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

CSUN Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

55% Women

69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% 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 CSUN since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 - Northridge with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	52
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	234
White	113
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	33

CSUN Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

58% Women

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. CSUN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the visual & performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	19
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

If you plan to be a visual & 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 - Northridge. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts	307
Music	174
Drama & Theater Arts	77

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 - Northridge.

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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