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Visual & Performing Arts at Duke University

Visual & Performing Arts at Duke University

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

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 16,172.

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.

Duke Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Duke Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at Duke 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual & performing arts, making the school the #76 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Duke

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

Duke Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

66% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 34% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Duke University with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 18
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Duke Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

71% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 14
International Students 8
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 Duke University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts 27
Music 13
Other Visual Art 12
Dance 9
General Visual & Performing Arts 6
Drama & Theater Arts 5

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 NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers 25,240 $47,580
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Graphic Designers 6,460 $49,700
Professors 5,220 $70,590
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,860 $66,640

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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