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Visual & Performing Arts at Milwaukee Area Technical College

Visual & Performing Arts at Milwaukee Area Technical College

What traits are you looking for in a visual & performing arts school? To help you decide if Milwaukee Area Technical College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's visual & performing arts program.

MATC is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 12,618.

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.

MATC Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at MATC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? MATC offers distance education options for visual & performing arts at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

MATC Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at MATC

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

MATC Visual & Performing Arts Associate’s Program

67% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of visual & performing arts associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in visual & performing arts at MATC are white. Around 58% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 26
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

Visual & Performing Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Milwaukee Area Technical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts 27
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 5
Music 3

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 WI, the home state for Milwaukee Area Technical College.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
High School Teachers 20,070 $58,360
Managers 12,400 $85,050
Graphic Designers 5,780 $47,980
Professors 2,770 $76,130
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,820 $75,220

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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