Visual & Performing Arts at Drexel University

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 Drexel University stacks up to those at other schools.

Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 23,589 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.

Drexel Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Drexel Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at Drexel 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 Drexel

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

Drexel Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at Drexel 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 Drexel University with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	37
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	183
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Drexel Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from Drexel, 60% 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 Drexel University with a master's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	27
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

Visual & Performing Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Drexel University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts	205
Arts & Media Management	133
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	44
Fine & Studio Arts	4
General Visual & Performing Arts	2
Dance	1
Drama & Theater Arts	1

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 PA, the home state for Drexel University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Graphic Designers	8,710	$53,050
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	5,050	$80,740

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.