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General Visual & Performing Arts at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

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General Visual & Performing Arts at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

What traits are you looking for in a visual arts school? To help you decide if Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's visual arts program.

MCLA is located in North Adams, Massachusetts and approximately 1,202 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in visual arts from MCLA.

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.

MCLA General Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts

MCLA General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the visual arts progam at MCLA 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 arts major at MCLA 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 16
Most Focused General Visual & Performing Arts Schools 23
Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 66
Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 78
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Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools 106
Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools 115
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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools 134

How Much Do Visual Arts Graduates from MCLA Make?

The median salary of visual arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at MCLA is $20,169. This is less than $25,314, which is the national average of all visual arts majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Visual Arts Student Demographics at MCLA

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

MCLA General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of visual arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual 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 arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

MCLA also has a doctoral program available in visual arts. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 MA, the home state for Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 6,190 $99,540
Graphic Designers 5,680 $64,010
Art Directors 1,310 $97,810
Photographers 1,220 $65,090
Multimedia Artists and Animators 610 $71,210

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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