Visual & Performing Arts at Columbia University in the City of New York

Every visual and performing arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the visual and performing arts program at Columbia University in the City of New York stacks up to those at other schools.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,654 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University in the City of New York in 2021, 120 of them were visual and performing arts majors.

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.

Columbia Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Columbia Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks visual and performing arts programs across the country. The following shows how Columbia performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at Columbia 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
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools	4
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools	42
Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	52

In 2021, 184 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from Columbia. This makes it the #13 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 26 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and performing arts, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual and performing arts majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

Of the 120 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Visual & Performing Arts from Columbia in 2020-2021, 42% were men and 58% 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 Columbia since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Columbia University in the City of New York with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	49
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Columbia Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

Of the 184 visual and performing arts students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Columbia, about 32% were men and 68% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	67
International Students	67
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Columbia also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 26 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

The following visual and performing arts concentations are available at Columbia University in the City of New York. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Columbia University in the City of New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts	98
Other Visual Art	90
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	75
Music	47
Drama & Theater Arts	42
General Visual & Performing Arts	5
Dance	1

Related Majors

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

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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Producers and Directors	26,110	$115,610
Graphic Designers	21,350	$64,840
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	11,530	$99,870

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 Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.