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Visual & Performing Arts at Mills College

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Visual & Performing Arts at Mills College

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

Mills is located in Oakland, California and has a total student population of 961. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students received a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from Mills.

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.

Mills Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Mills Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the visual and performing arts progam at Mills compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at Mills 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Schools 167
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools 613

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from Mills. This makes it the #176 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Mills

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual and performing arts majors at Mills College.

Mills Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from Mills. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual and performing arts bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Mills Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

56% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students graduated with a master's degree in visual and performing arts from Mills. About 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. Mills does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from Mills, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the visual and performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

The following visual and performing arts concentations are available at Mills College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mills College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts 34
Dance 9
Music 9
Drama & Theater Arts 4

Careers That Visual & Performing Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual and 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 CA, the home state for Mills College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Graphic Designers 29,320 $61,100
Producers and Directors 25,320 $115,080

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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