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General Visual & Performing Arts at Northeastern University

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

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 22,905. In 2021, 7 visual arts majors received their bachelor's degree from Northeastern.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks visual arts programs across the country. The following shows how Northeastern performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 184

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

57% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 7 visual arts students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Northeastern, about 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical visual arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at Northeastern since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual arts at Northeastern 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 Northeastern University with a bachelor's in visual arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Northeastern also has a doctoral program available in visual arts. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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