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Visual & Performing Arts at Messiah University

Visual & Performing Arts at Messiah University

If you plan to study visual & performing arts, take a look at what Messiah University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Messiah is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,370.

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.

Messiah Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Messiah Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at Messiah 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 Messiah

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

Messiah Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

81% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 28
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Messiah Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

22% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 78% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. Messiah does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 40% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from Messiah, 78% 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 Messiah University with a master's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 28
International Students 2
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Messiah University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Music 61
Fine & Studio Arts 12
Drama & Theater Arts 8
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 7
Dance 3
Design & Applied Arts 2

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 Messiah 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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