Visual & Performing Arts at Emerson College

If you plan to study visual and 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 477 students received a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from Emerson.

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools	43
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85
Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools	92
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	100
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Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	111
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Schools	121
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	175
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	393

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from Emerson. 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 Emerson

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

Emerson Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of visual and performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to 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 Emerson since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and 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 and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	60
White	298
International Students	54
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

Emerson Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

Of the 25 students who graduated with a master’s in visual and performing arts from Emerson in 2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. Emerson does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the visual and performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Emerson College with a master's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Emerson 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

The following visual and 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

Related Majors

• 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 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.