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General Visual & Performing Arts at Marshall University

General Visual & Performing Arts at Marshall University

Every general visual & performing arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the visual arts program at Marshall University stacks up to those at other schools.

Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and has a total student population of 11,958.

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.

Marshall University General Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts

Marshall University General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual arts major at Marshall University 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 Marshall University

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

Marshall University General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of visual arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual arts at Marshall University 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 Marshall University with a bachelor's in visual arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within General Visual & Performing Arts

If you plan to be a visual 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 Marshall University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Visual & Performing Arts 19

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 WV, the home state for Marshall University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 660 $52,560
Graphic Designers 520 $45,360
Photographers 110 $32,270
Art Directors 50 $89,760

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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