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Visual & Performing Arts at New Jersey City University

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Visual & Performing Arts at New Jersey City University

What traits are you looking for in a visual and performing arts school? To help you decide if New Jersey City University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's visual and performing arts program.

NJCU is located in Jersey City, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,550. Of the 1,274 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from New Jersey City University in 2021, 78 of them were visual and performing arts majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the visual and performing arts progam at NJCU 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
126
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 222
Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools 307
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 400
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools 408

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from NJCU. This makes it the #244 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at NJCU

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

NJCU Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The visual and performing arts program at NJCU awarded 78 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 47% of these degrees went to men with the other 53% going to women. The typical visual and performing arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at NJCU since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 New Jersey City University with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 42
White 15
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

NJCU Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

50% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 14 students who graduated with a master’s in visual and performing arts from NJCU in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. NJCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

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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 and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

NJCU 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 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 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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