Visual & Performing Arts at Miami Dade College

85% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

MDC is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 46,523 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.

MDC Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Visual & Performing Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts
Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

MDC Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at MDC 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 MDC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual & performing arts majors at Miami Dade College.

MDC Visual & Performing Arts Associate’s Program

42% Women

89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of visual & performing arts associate's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in visual & performing arts only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at MDC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 21% more women than average.

MDC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in visual & performing arts graduates 51% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Miami Dade College with a associate's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	90
White	2
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

MDC Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

43% Women

85% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical visual & performing arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at MDC since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% 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 Miami Dade College with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	1
International Students	6
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 Miami Dade College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	134
Design & Applied Arts	77
Music	17

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 FL, the home state for Miami Dade College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Professors	16,250	$61,440
Graphic Designers	13,550	$48,780
Producers and Directors	6,630	$70,630

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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