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General Visual & Performing Arts at Jackson State University

General Visual & Performing Arts at Jackson State University

What traits are you looking for in a visual arts school? To help you decide if Jackson State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's visual arts program.

Jackson State is located in Jackson, Mississippi and approximately 6,921 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Visual & Performing Arts section at the bottom of this page.

Jackson State General Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts

Jackson State General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual arts major at Jackson State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 Arts Student Demographics at Jackson State

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

Jackson State General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

82% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of visual arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 54% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual 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 arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within General Visual & Performing Arts

General Visual & Performing Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Jackson State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Visual & Performing Arts 15

Careers That Visual Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual 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
Graphic Designers 830 $42,640
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 660 $62,540
Photographers 230 $44,770
Art Directors 50 $58,350

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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