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Visual & Performing Arts at Illinois State University

Visual & Performing Arts at Illinois State University

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

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and has a total student population of 20,720.

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.

Illinois State Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Illinois State Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at Illinois State 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 Illinois State

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

Illinois State Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

66% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 34% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at Illinois State 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 Illinois State University with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 23
White 154
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

Illinois State Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

50% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. Illinois State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from Illinois State, 55% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 24
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

If you plan to be a visual & 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 Illinois State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts 106
Music 75
Drama & Theater Arts 68
Other Visual Art 35
Design & Applied Arts 25

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 IL, the home state for Illinois State University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Graphic Designers 11,700 $56,890
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 3,940 $68,360
Professors 3,040 $66,970

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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