Visual & Performing Arts at Howard University

83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Howard University stacks up to those at other schools.

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 10,859.

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.

Howard Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Howard Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at Howard 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 Howard

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

Howard Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% 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 Howard University with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Howard Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

42% Women

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. Howard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

In the visual & performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 37% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Howard University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Arts & Media Management	35
Music	19
Fine & Studio Arts	15
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	8

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 Howard 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
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