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Visual & Performing Arts at Eastern Illinois University

Visual & Performing Arts at Eastern Illinois 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 Eastern Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and has a total student population of 8,626.

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.

EIU Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

EIU Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at EIU 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 EIU

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

EIU Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical visual & performing arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at EIU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at EIU 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 Eastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 40
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

EIU Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

70% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from EIU, 65% 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 Eastern Illinois University with a master's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 46
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

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 Eastern Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts 73
Music 37
Drama & Theater Arts 6

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 IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Graphic Designers 11,700 $56,890
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 3,940 $68,360
Professors 3,040 $66,970

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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