Visual & Performing Arts at Harvard 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 Harvard University stacks up to those at other schools.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 30,391. In 2021, 45 visual and performing arts majors received their bachelor's degree from Harvard.

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.

Harvard Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Harvard

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Harvard does offer online courses in visual and performing arts for the following degree levels:

Harvard Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at Harvard 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 Online Visual & Performing Arts Schools	60

In 2021, 71 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from Harvard. This makes it the #56 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and performing arts, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

The visual and performing arts program at Harvard awarded 45 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 31% of these degrees went to men with the other 69% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual and performing arts bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	19
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Harvard Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

Of the 71 students who earned a master's degree in Visual & Performing Arts from Harvard in 2020-2021, 42% were men and 58% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	24
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Harvard also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 18 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

If you plan to be a visual and performing arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Harvard University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Visual & Performing Arts	81
Fine & Studio Arts	29
Music	24
Design & Applied Arts	8
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	4

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Theology & Religious Vocations
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• 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 Harvard University.

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 Elisa.rolle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.