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Visual & Performing Arts at Drake University

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Visual & Performing Arts at Drake University

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

Drake is located in Des Moines, Iowa and approximately 4,774 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 students received a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from Drake.

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.

Drake Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

Drake Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the visual and performing arts progam at Drake compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at Drake 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
64
67
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Schools 681

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Drake

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

Drake Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The visual and performing arts program at Drake awarded 59 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 29% of these degrees went to men with the other 71% going to women.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at Drake 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 Drake University with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 46
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Drake 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 Drake University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Drake University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Drama & Theater Arts 28
Design & Applied Arts 16
Music 11
Fine & Studio Arts 2
Other Visual Art 2

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 IA, the home state for Drake University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers 13,010 $56,510
Managers 2,880 $101,360
Graphic Designers 2,270 $43,920
Professors 2,250 $71,300
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,110 $80,700

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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