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Visual & Performing Arts at Mercyhurst University

Visual & Performing Arts at Mercyhurst University

If you are interested in studying visual & performing arts, you may want to check out the program at Mercyhurst University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mercyhurst is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,790 students attend the school each year.

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.

Mercyhurst Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

Mercyhurst Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at Mercyhurst 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 Mercyhurst

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

Mercyhurst Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at Mercyhurst 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 Mercyhurst University with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 32
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Mercyhurst University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts 25
Dance 12
Music 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 PA, the home state for Mercyhurst University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Managers 11,060 $126,290
Graphic Designers 8,710 $53,050
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 5,050 $80,740

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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