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Visual & Performing Arts at Carnegie Mellon University

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Visual & Performing Arts at Carnegie Mellon University

If you are interested in studying visual and performing arts, you may want to check out the program at Carnegie Mellon University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 13,519 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 139 visual and performing arts majors received their bachelor's degree from Carnegie Mellon.

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.

Carnegie Mellon Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Carnegie Mellon Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at Carnegie Mellon 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
31
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools 93
126
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Schools 396

In 2021, 155 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from Carnegie Mellon. This makes it the #17 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in visual and performing arts, making the school the #114 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

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

Carnegie Mellon Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 139 visual and performing arts majors earned their bachelor's degree from Carnegie Mellon. Of these graduates, 35% were men and 65% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Carnegie Mellon University with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 29
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 67
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Carnegie Mellon Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

65% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 155 students earned a master's degree in visual and performing arts from Carnegie Mellon. About 65% of these graduates were women and the other 35% were men.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a master's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 71
International Students 43
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Carnegie Mellon 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 Carnegie Mellon University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Music 94
Drama & Theater Arts 74
Design & Applied Arts 69
Arts & Media Management 52
Fine & Studio Arts 31
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 4
General Visual & Performing Arts 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 PA, the home state for Carnegie Mellon University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Managers 11,060 $126,290
Graphic Designers 8,710 $53,050
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 5,050 $80,740

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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