Fine & Studio Arts at Eastern Illinois University

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

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and approximately 8,626 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Fine & Studio Arts section at the bottom of this page.

EIU Fine & Studio Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts
• Master’s Degree in Fine Arts

EIU Fine & Studio Arts Rankings

The fine arts major at EIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Fine & Studio 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.

Fine Arts Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of fine arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical fine arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at EIU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in fine 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 fine arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	26
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

EIU Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of fine arts master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Of the students who received a fine 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 fine arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	31
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Fine & Studio Arts

If you plan to be a fine arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Eastern Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Art Studies	73

Related Majors

• Drama & Theater Arts
• Music

Careers That Fine Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in fine 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	3,940	$68,360
Photographers	2,600	$36,290
Art Directors	2,080	$99,800
Museum Technicians and Conservators	940	$45,210

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.