Visual & Performing Arts at Northern Arizona 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 Northern Arizona University stacks up to those at other schools.

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and has a total student population of 29,566. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 185 students received a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from NAU.

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.

NAU Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Visual & Performing Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts
• Master’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

NAU Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the visual and performing arts progam at NAU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at NAU 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	81

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from NAU. This makes it the #289 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

Of the 185 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Visual & Performing Arts from NAU in 2020-2021, 22% were men and 78% were women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at NAU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Northern Arizona University with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	113
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

NAU Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of visual and performing arts master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. NAU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from NAU, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NAU 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

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 Northern Arizona University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts	99
Music	39
Drama & Theater Arts	22
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	21
Fine & Studio Arts	15

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

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 AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
High School Teachers	17,200	$48,610
Managers	8,520	$101,630
Graphic Designers	3,120	$54,030
Professors	1,820	$68,880
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,770	$83,730

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 Teksaz227 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.