Visual & Performing Arts at Emerson College

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study visual & performing arts, take a look at what Emerson College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Emerson is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 5,115 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.

Emerson Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Emerson Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at Emerson 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 Emerson

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual & performing arts majors at Emerson College.

Emerson Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

54% Women

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% 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 Emerson since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at Emerson 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 Emerson College with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	31
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	47
White	230
International Students	62
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Emerson Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

57% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. Emerson does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from Emerson, 57% 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 Emerson College with a master's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

The following visual & performing arts concentations are available at Emerson College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Emerson College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	356
Drama & Theater Arts	143
Music	3

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 MA, the home state for Emerson College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,190	$99,540
Graphic Designers	5,680	$64,010
Producers and Directors	3,250	$70,480

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 McDonald & Gill under License

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