General Visual & Performing Arts at Harvard University

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

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 30,391 students attend the school each year.

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.

Harvard General Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Harvard General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual arts major at Harvard 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 Harvard

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

Harvard General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of visual arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Harvard University with a bachelor's in visual arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Harvard General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of visual arts master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in visual arts each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% 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 arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	21
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Concentrations Within General Visual & Performing Arts

If you plan to be a visual 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 Harvard University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Digital Arts	42
Visual & Performing Arts	39

Related Majors

• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Design & Applied Arts
• Music
• Fine & Studio Arts

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 MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,190	$99,540
Graphic Designers	5,680	$64,010
Art Directors	1,310	$97,810
Photographers	1,220	$65,090
Multimedia Artists and Animators	610	$71,210

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.