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Visual & Performing Arts at Brooklyn College

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Visual & Performing Arts at Brooklyn College

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

Brooklyn College is located in Brooklyn, New York and has a total student population of 17,735. In 2021, 218 visual and performing arts majors received their bachelor's degree from Brooklyn College.

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.

Brooklyn College Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Brooklyn College Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the visual and performing arts progam at Brooklyn College 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 Brooklyn College 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
14
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools 82
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools 91
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools 134

In 2021, 97 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from Brooklyn College. This makes it the #36 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Brooklyn College

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

Brooklyn College Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 218 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from Brooklyn College. About 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 Brooklyn College since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 Brooklyn College with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 24
Black or African American 38
Hispanic or Latino 75
White 65
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Brooklyn College Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

51% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 49% of visual and performing arts master's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. Brooklyn College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

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In the visual and performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 39
International Students 19
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Brooklyn College 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

If you plan to be a visual and 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 Brooklyn College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 139
Fine & Studio Arts 67
Music 66
Drama & Theater Arts 42
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 NY, the home state for Brooklyn College.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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