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Visual & Performing Arts at Murray State University

Visual & Performing Arts at Murray State University

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

Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and approximately 9,449 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.

Murray State Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Murray State Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at Murray State 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 Murray State

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

Murray State Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% 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 Murray State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at Murray State 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 Murray State University with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 50
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

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 Murray State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts 31
Music 26
Arts & Media Management 11
Drama & Theater Arts 6

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 KY, the home state for Murray State University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
High School Teachers 12,250 $56,200
Managers 3,260 $92,630
Graphic Designers 1,800 $44,550
Professors 890 $50,500
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 790 $76,750

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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