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Visual & Performing Arts at Grand Valley State University

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Visual & Performing Arts at Grand Valley State University

Every visual and performing arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the visual and performing arts program at Grand Valley State University stacks up to those at other schools.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 23,350. In 2021, 174 visual and performing arts majors received their bachelor's degree from GVSU.

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.

GVSU Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

GVSU Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the visual and performing arts progam at GVSU 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 GVSU 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
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools 97

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at GVSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual and performing arts majors at Grand Valley State University.

GVSU Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

62% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 174 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from GVSU. About 38% were men and 62% were women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 141
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Grand Valley State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 64
Fine & Studio Arts 57
Music 37
Dance 11
Drama & Theater Arts 5

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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers 24,130 $62,950
Managers 6,370 $98,780
Graphic Designers 5,680 $47,700
Commercial and Industrial Designers 5,060 $75,430
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,710 $76,250

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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