General Visual & Performing Arts at George Mason University

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

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541.

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

GMU General Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

GMU General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual arts major at GMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 Arts Student Demographics at GMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual arts majors at George Mason University.

GMU General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of visual arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual arts bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	49
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

GMU General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of visual arts master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in visual arts each year. GMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 58% more men than average.

In the visual arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 54% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within General Visual & Performing Arts

General Visual & Performing Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at George Mason University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Visual & Performing Arts	107

Related Majors

• Design & Applied Arts
• Other Visual Art
• Dance
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Arts & Media Management

Careers That Visual Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual 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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Graphic Designers	5,000	$60,540
Photographers	860	$37,420
Art Directors	510	$91,770
Multimedia Artists and Animators	480	$65,430

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 Lucien Dalarun under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.