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Visual & Performing Arts at Northern State University

Visual & Performing Arts at Northern State University

Every 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 & performing arts program at Northern State University stacks up to those at other schools.

NSU is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota and approximately 3,431 students attend the school each year.

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.

NSU Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

NSU Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at NSU 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 NSU

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

NSU Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at NSU 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 State University with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

Visual & Performing Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Music 5
Drama & Theater Arts 2
Fine & Studio Arts 2
Design & Applied Arts 1

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 SD, the home state for Northern State University.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
High School Teachers 3,520 $42,960
Graphic Designers 750 $36,300
Managers 370 $99,030
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 190 $64,020
Choreographers 190 $31,400

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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