Visual & Performing Arts at George Washington University

If you are interested in studying visual & performing arts, you may want to check out the program at George Washington University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 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.

GWU Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

GWU Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at GWU 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 GWU

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

GWU Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual & performing arts bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	33
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

GWU Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	28
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

The following visual & performing arts concentations are available at George Washington University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from George Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts	60
Design & Applied Arts	47
Drama & Theater Arts	27
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	12
Dance	8
Music	4

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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Managers	19,910	$147,460
High School Teachers	3,850	$65,180
Producers and Directors	2,360	$89,390
Graphic Designers	1,690	$71,180
Writers and Authors	1,250	$101,690

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 Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.