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Visual & Performing Arts at The City College of New York

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

CCNY is located in New York, New York and approximately 15,227 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 230 students received a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from CCNY.

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.

CCNY Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

CCNY Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

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

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 CCNY 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 Focused Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 257
267

In 2021, 47 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from CCNY. This makes it the #93 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at CCNY

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

CCNY Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 230 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from CCNY. About 40% were men and 60% 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 CCNY since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% 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 The City College of New York with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 28
Black or African American 30
Hispanic or Latino 106
White 41
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

CCNY Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

68% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students graduated with a master's degree in visual and performing arts from CCNY. About 32% were men and 68% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 18
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

CCNY 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

The following visual and performing arts concentations are available at The City College of New York. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The City College of New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts 141
Music 49
Drama & Theater Arts 42
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 40
General Visual & Performing Arts 5

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 The City College 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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