Visual & Performing Arts at Mercer University

Every 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 & performing arts program at Mercer University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and has a total student population of 9,006.

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.

Mercer Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Mercer Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at Mercer 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.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual & performing arts bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Mercer Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from Mercer, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music	18
Design & Applied Arts	6
Fine & Studio Arts	6
Drama & Theater Arts	1

Careers That Visual & Performing Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual & 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 GA, the home state for Mercer University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Graphic Designers	6,400	$54,260
Producers and Directors	4,900	$84,570

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 Korea2006 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.