Visual & Performing Arts at Central Washington University

If you plan to study visual & performing arts, take a look at what Central Washington University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and approximately 11,174 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.

CWU Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

CWU Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at CWU 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 CWU

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

CWU Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% 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 CWU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at CWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Washington University with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	86
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

CWU Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Central Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music	48
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	24
Drama & Theater Arts	21
Fine & Studio Arts	21
Design & Applied Arts	19
Dance	2

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 WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Graphic Designers	5,060	$60,530
Producers and Directors	2,400	$71,430
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,930	$67,430

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.