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Visual & Performing Arts at Iowa State University

Visual & Performing Arts at Iowa State University

If you are interested in studying visual & performing arts, you may want to check out the program at Iowa State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and has a total student population of 31,822.

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.

Iowa State Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Iowa State Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at Iowa 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 Iowa State

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

Iowa State Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at Iowa 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 Iowa State University with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 184
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 24

Iowa State Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

64% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Iowa State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts 252
General Visual & Performing Arts 19
Music 12

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 IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers 13,010 $56,510
Managers 2,880 $101,360
Graphic Designers 2,270 $43,920
Professors 2,250 $71,300
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,110 $80,700

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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