Visual & Performing Arts at Highline College
Every visual & 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 & performing arts program at Highline College stacks up to those at other schools.Highline is located in Des Moines, Washington and has a total student population of 5,829.
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.
Highline Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available
- Undergrad Certificate in Visual & Performing Arts (1 - 4 Years)
- Associate’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts
- Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts
Highline Visual & Performing Arts Rankings
The visual & performing arts major at Highline 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 Highline
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual & performing arts majors at Highline College.
Highline Visual & Performing Arts Associate’s Program
Highline does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in visual & performing arts graduates 42% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Highline College with a associate's in visual & performing arts.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
White | 2 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Highline Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% 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 Highline College with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 0 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts
Visual & Performing Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Highline College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Design & Applied Arts | 15 |
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 WA, the home state for Highline College.
Occupation | Jobs in WA | Average Salary in WA |
---|---|---|
High School Teachers | 14,560 | $67,550 |
Managers | 11,280 | $125,490 |
Graphic Designers | 5,060 | $60,530 |
Producers and Directors | 2,400 | $71,430 |
Art, Drama, and Music Professors | 1,930 | $67,430 |
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.