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Visual & Performing Arts at The Graduate Center, CUNY

Visual & Performing Arts at The Graduate Center, CUNY

What traits are you looking for in a visual & performing arts school? To help you decide if The Graduate Center, CUNY is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's visual & performing arts program.

The Graduate Center is located in New York, New York and approximately 9,300 students attend the school each year.

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.

The Graduate Center Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

The Graduate Center Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

There were 38 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual & performing arts, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at The Graduate Center

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual & performing arts majors at The Graduate Center, CUNY.

The Graduate Center Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

89% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from The Graduate Center, 65% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The Graduate Center, CUNY with a master's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 30
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

If you plan to be a visual & performing arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The Graduate Center, CUNY. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Music 36
Fine & Studio Arts 28
Drama & Theater Arts 20
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 2

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 NY, the home state for The Graduate Center, CUNY.

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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