Visual & Performing Arts at Emory University

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

Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 13,997 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.

Emory Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Emory Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at Emory 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual & performing arts, making the school the #95 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Emory

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

Emory Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% 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 Emory since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at Emory are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Emory University with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	56
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Emory Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Emory University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	31
Fine & Studio Arts	31
Music	22
Drama & Theater Arts	9
Dance	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 GA, the home state for Emory University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Graphic Designers	6,400	$54,260
Producers and Directors	4,900	$84,570

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 Mpspqr under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.