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Visual & Performing Arts at Purdue University Fort Wayne

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

PFW is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and approximately 8,093 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 99 visual and performing arts majors received their bachelor's degree from PFW.

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.

PFW Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

PFW Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the visual and performing arts progam at PFW 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 PFW 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
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 212
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 264
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools 272
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Basic Certificate Schools 395
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 402
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Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at PFW

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

PFW Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of visual and performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical visual and performing arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at PFW since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at PFW 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 Purdue University Fort Wayne with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 72
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

PFW also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 0 student 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Purdue University Fort Wayne. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts 52
Music 22
Design & Applied Arts 13
Drama & Theater Arts 12

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University Fort Wayne.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
High School Teachers 19,690 $53,030
Managers 7,290 $71,560
Graphic Designers 3,740 $45,030
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,030 $68,070
Interior Designers 1,090 $42,610

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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