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Visual & Performing Arts at Jackson State University

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Visual & Performing Arts at Jackson State University

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

Jackson State is located in Jackson, Mississippi and has a total student population of 6,921. Of the 915 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Jackson State University in 2021, 23 of them were visual and performing arts majors.

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.

Jackson State Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

Jackson State Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at Jackson 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 Jackson State

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

Jackson State Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

26% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The visual and performing arts program at Jackson State awarded 23 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 74% of these degrees went to men with the other 26% going 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 Jackson State since its program graduates 36% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 64% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual and performing arts bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 22
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Jackson State 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

The following visual and performing arts concentations are available at Jackson State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Jackson State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Visual & Performing Arts 15
Music 8

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 MS, the home state for Jackson State University.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers 8,920 $47,190
Managers 1,230 $82,230
Graphic Designers 830 $42,640
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 660 $62,540
Producers and Directors 290 $44,310

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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