Visual & Performing Arts at Loyola Marymount University

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

Loyola Marymount is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 9,686 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 243 students received a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from Loyola Marymount.

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.

Loyola Marymount Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Loyola Marymount Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at Loyola Marymount 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 Master’s Degree Schools	69
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	107
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools	108
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools	367
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	390

In 2021, 47 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from Loyola Marymount. This makes it the #93 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Loyola Marymount

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

Loyola Marymount Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

Of the 243 visual and performing arts students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Loyola Marymount, about 37% were men and 63% were women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at Loyola Marymount 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 Loyola Marymount University with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	143
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Loyola Marymount Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 visual and performing arts majors earned their master's degree from Loyola Marymount. Of these graduates, 45% were men and 55% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. Loyola Marymount does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the visual and performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	21
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Loyola Marymount 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Loyola Marymount University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Drama & Theater Arts	112
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	104
Fine & Studio Arts	56
Dance	13
Music	5

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Theology & Religious Vocations
• English Language & Literature

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 CA, the home state for Loyola Marymount University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Graphic Designers	29,320	$61,100
Producers and Directors	25,320	$115,080

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Mishigaki under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.