Visual & Performing Arts at Mount Saint Mary’s University

Every visual and performing arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the visual and performing arts program at Mount Saint Mary's University stacks up to those at other schools.

MSMU is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 2,745 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 17 visual and performing arts majors received their bachelor's degree from MSMU.

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.

MSMU Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

MSMU Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks visual and performing arts programs across the country. The following shows how MSMU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at MSMU 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
	32
	37
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools	141
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	316
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	808
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Schools	822

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from MSMU. This makes it the #317 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at MSMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual and performing arts majors at Mount Saint Mary’s University.

MSMU Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Visual & Performing Arts from MSMU in 2020-2021, 6% were men and 94% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% 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 Mount Saint Mary's University with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

MSMU Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

The visual and performing arts program at MSMU awarded 8 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 38% of these degrees went to men with the other 63% going to women.

In the visual and performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

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

MSMU 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

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 Mount Saint Mary's University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	21
Fine & Studio Arts	2
Drama & Theater Arts	1
Music	1

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• English Language & Literature
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

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 Mount Saint Mary's University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dasandman008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.