Visual & Performing Arts at New Jersey City University

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

NJCU is located in Jersey City, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,550.

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.

NJCU Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

NJCU Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at NJCU 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 NJCU

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

NJCU Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 New Jersey City University with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	25
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

NJCU Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. NJCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Jersey City University with a master's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	9
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 New Jersey City University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts	47
Music	38
Dance	5
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	2

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 NJ, the home state for New Jersey City University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Graphic Designers	5,980	$59,140
Professors	2,670	$73,660
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,070	$90,750

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.