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Visual & Performing Arts at Northern Kentucky University

Visual & Performing Arts at Northern Kentucky University

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

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211.

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.

NKU Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

NKU Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at NKU 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.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at NKU 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 Northern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 99
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

The following visual & performing arts concentations are available at Northern Kentucky University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Drama & Theater Arts 64
Fine & Studio Arts 49
Design & Applied Arts 18
Music 16

Careers That Visual & Performing Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual & 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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
High School Teachers 12,250 $56,200
Managers 3,260 $92,630
Graphic Designers 1,800 $44,550
Professors 890 $50,500
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 790 $76,750

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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