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

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and approximately 16,294 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 165 students received a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from Eastern Michigan.

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.

Eastern Michigan Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Eastern Michigan Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at Eastern Michigan 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
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	175
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Schools	598

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from Eastern Michigan. This makes it the #176 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Eastern Michigan

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

Eastern Michigan Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

Of the 165 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts from Eastern Michigan in 2021, 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical visual and performing arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at Eastern Michigan since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at Eastern Michigan 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 Michigan University with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	106
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Eastern Michigan Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

Of the 25 students who graduated with a master’s in visual and performing arts from Eastern Michigan in 2021, 32% were men and 68% were women.

Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from Eastern Michigan, 72% 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 Michigan University with a master's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Eastern Michigan also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 0 student 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 Eastern Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts	55
Fine & Studio Arts	49
Drama & Theater Arts	36
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	23
Music	15
Arts & Media Management	11
Dance	1

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature

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 MI, the home state for Eastern Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Graphic Designers	5,680	$47,700
Commercial and Industrial Designers	5,060	$75,430
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,710	$76,250

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.