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Visual & Performing Arts at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

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

MCLA is located in North Adams, Massachusetts and approximately 1,202 students attend the school each year. Of the 284 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in 2021, 32 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.

MCLA Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

MCLA Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the visual and performing arts progam at MCLA 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 MCLA 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 136
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 404
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Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 618
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools 895

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at MCLA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual and performing arts majors at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

MCLA Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

72% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The visual and performing arts program at MCLA awarded 32 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 28% of these degrees went to men with the other 72% going to women.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at MCLA 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 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 24
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

MCLA 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 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Visual & Performing Arts 14
Fine & Studio Arts 9
Arts & Media Management 9

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 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

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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