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Visual & Performing Arts at Maryland Institute College of Art

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

MICA is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 1,892 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 317 visual and performing arts majors received their bachelor's degree from MICA.

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.

MICA Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at MICA

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

MICA does offer online education options in visual and performing arts for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

MICA Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at MICA 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 Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools 7
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools 16
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools 35
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 40
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 54
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Schools 64
Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools 205
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Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 318
Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools 341
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools 364
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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 516
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools 572

In 2021, 225 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from MICA. This makes it the #7 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at MICA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual and performing arts majors at Maryland Institute College of Art.

MICA Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of visual and performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Maryland Institute College of Art with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 23
Black or African American 28
Hispanic or Latino 43
White 97
International Students 108
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

MICA Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

67% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 225 students earned a master's degree in visual and performing arts from MICA. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Maryland Institute College of Art with a master's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 22
Black or African American 35
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 94
International Students 46
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

MICA 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 Maryland Institute College of Art. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts 334
Fine & Studio Arts 140
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 37
General Visual & Performing Arts 27
Arts & Media Management 4

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 MD, the home state for Maryland Institute College of Art.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
High School Teachers 19,330 $72,610
Managers 14,450 $122,050
Graphic Designers 3,030 $58,610
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,850 $74,160
Producers and Directors 1,590 $78,760

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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