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Visual & Performing Arts at Lesley University

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

Lesley is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 4,200 students attend the school each year. Of the 570 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lesley University in 2021, 134 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.

Lesley Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Lesley Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the visual and performing arts progam at Lesley compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at Lesley 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
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools 83
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools 125
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Schools 183
293
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools 429
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 484

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from Lesley. This makes it the #159 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Lesley

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

Lesley Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 134 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts from Lesley in 2021, 31% were men and 69% were women.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at Lesley 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 Lesley University with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 76
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

Lesley Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

75% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 28 students who graduated with a master’s in visual and performing arts from Lesley in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

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Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from Lesley, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 16
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts 74
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 33
Fine & Studio Arts 32
General Visual & Performing Arts 23

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 MA, the home state for Lesley University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
Managers 8,660 $131,450
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 6,190 $99,540
Graphic Designers 5,680 $64,010
Producers and Directors 3,250 $70,480

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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