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Visual & Performing Arts at East Carolina University

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 East Carolina University stacks up to those at other schools.

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and approximately 28,798 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.

ECU Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at ECU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, ECU does offer online courses in visual & performing arts for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

ECU Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at ECU 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 ECU

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

ECU Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

68% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at ECU 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 East Carolina University with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	115
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

ECU Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

42% Women

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. ECU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from ECU, 75% 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 East Carolina University with a master's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	2
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 East Carolina University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts	85
Music	41
Drama & Theater Arts	26
Design & Applied Arts	24
Dance	19

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 East Carolina 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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
Image Credit: By Luca Masters under License

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