Visual & Performing Arts at DePaul University

34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study visual & performing arts, take a look at what DePaul University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,922.

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.

DePaul Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

DePaul Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at DePaul 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 DePaul

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

DePaul Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical visual & performing arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at DePaul since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at DePaul are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	82
White	302
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	36

DePaul Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

52% Women

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. DePaul does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from DePaul, 55% 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 DePaul University with a master's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	83
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 DePaul University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	224
Drama & Theater Arts	94
Music	91
Design & Applied Arts	89
Fine & Studio Arts	18
Arts & Media Management	15

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 IL, the home state for DePaul University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Graphic Designers	11,700	$56,890
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	3,940	$68,360
Professors	3,040	$66,970

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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