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Visual & Performing Arts at New York University

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Visual & Performing Arts at New York 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 New York University stacks up to those at other schools.

NYU is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 52,775. In 2021, 963 visual and performing arts majors received their bachelor's degree from NYU.

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.

NYU Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

NYU Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the visual and performing arts progam at NYU 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 NYU 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
Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools 24
46

In 2021, 492 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from NYU. This makes it the #1 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and performing arts, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The visual and performing arts program at NYU awarded 963 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 39% of these degrees went to men with the other 61% 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 NYU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 York University with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 86
Black or African American 63
Hispanic or Latino 134
White 402
International Students 144
Other Races/Ethnicities 134

NYU Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

67% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 492 students earned a master's degree in visual and performing arts from NYU. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 27
Black or African American 40
Hispanic or Latino 38
White 178
International Students 172
Other Races/Ethnicities 37

NYU also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 23 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

If you plan to be a visual and 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 New York University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Drama & Theater Arts 453
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 426
Other Visual Art 206
Music 197
Fine & Studio Arts 160
Dance 52

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 NY, the home state for New York University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
Producers and Directors 26,110 $115,610
Graphic Designers 21,350 $64,840
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 11,530 $99,870

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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