General Visual & Performing Arts at The City College of New York

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

CCNY is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 15,227.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Visual & Performing Arts section at the bottom of this page.

CCNY General Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Visual Arts

CCNY General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Visual Arts Student Demographics at CCNY

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

CCNY General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

50% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of visual arts master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in visual arts each year. CCNY does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the visual arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 4% better 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 master's in visual arts.

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

Concentrations Within General Visual & Performing Arts

If you plan to be a visual 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 The City College of New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Digital Arts	5

Careers That Visual Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual 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
Graphic Designers	21,350	$64,840
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	11,530	$99,870
Art Directors	8,320	$124,710
Photographers	4,090	$53,150
Multimedia Artists and Animators	2,060	$86,490

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
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