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Visual & Performing Arts at Duke University

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Visual & Performing Arts at Duke University

Every visual and 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 and performing arts program at Duke University stacks up to those at other schools.

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 16,172. Of the 2,319 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Duke University in 2021, 31 of them were visual and performing arts majors.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

Duke Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools 240
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools 498

In 2021, 35 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from Duke. This makes it the #126 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and 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 and performing arts majors at Duke University.

Duke Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students earned a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from Duke. About 65% of these graduates were women and the other 35% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual and 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 and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 13
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Duke Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

83% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 35 visual and performing arts students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Duke, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 15
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Duke also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

Visual & Performing Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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 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 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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