Visual & Performing Arts at California State University - Northridge

What traits are you looking for in a visual and 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 and performing arts program.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and approximately 40,381 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 471 visual and performing arts majors received their bachelor's degree from CSUN.

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 and performing arts at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

CSUN Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	215
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	383
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Schools	519

In 2021, 87 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from CSUN. This makes it the #42 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 471 visual and performing arts majors earned their bachelor's degree from CSUN. Of these graduates, 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical visual and performing arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUN since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 - Northridge with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	61
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	191
White	123
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	44

CSUN Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 87 students earned a master's degree in visual and performing arts from CSUN. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. CSUN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than 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 and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	26
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

CSUN 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 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

Related Majors

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

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 - 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
• Image Credit: By Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.