Visual & Performing Arts at College of Charleston

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

C of C is located in Charleston, South Carolina and has a total student population of 10,384.

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.

C of C Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

C of C Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at C of C 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 C of C

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual & performing arts majors at College of Charleston.

C of C Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at C of C 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 College of Charleston with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	131
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

C of C Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the visual & performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 62% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

The following visual & performing arts concentations are available at College of Charleston. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at College of Charleston. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Arts & Media Management	70
Fine & Studio Arts	50
Drama & Theater Arts	19
Music	14
Dance	6
General Visual & Performing Arts	4

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 SC, the home state for College of Charleston.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
High School Teachers	15,310	$54,400
Graphic Designers	2,050	$45,790
Managers	1,760	$100,890
Producers and Directors	920	$57,200
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	800	$61,680

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 Lkeadle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.