Visual & Performing Arts at Hunter College

Every visual & 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 & performing arts program at Hunter College stacks up to those at other schools.

Hunter is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 24,052.

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.

Hunter Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Visual & Performing Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts
• Master’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

Hunter Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at Hunter 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.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Hunter

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

Hunter Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual & performing arts bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	65
White	75
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Hunter Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from Hunter, 58% 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 Hunter College with a master's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	42
International Students	12
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Hunter College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts	157
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	46
Drama & Theater Arts	40
Music	39
Dance	19

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 Hunter 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.