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General Visual & Performing Arts at Northeastern University

General Visual & Performing Arts at Northeastern University

Every general visual & 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 arts program at Northeastern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 22,905.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Visual & Performing Arts section at the bottom of this page.

Northeastern General Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts

Northeastern General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual arts major at Northeastern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 Arts Student Demographics at Northeastern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual arts majors at Northeastern University.

Northeastern General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

77% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of visual arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 4
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within General Visual & Performing Arts

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Digital Arts 7

Careers That Visual Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual 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 MA, the home state for Northeastern University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 6,190 $99,540
Graphic Designers 5,680 $64,010
Art Directors 1,310 $97,810
Photographers 1,220 $65,090
Multimedia Artists and Animators 610 $71,210

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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