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Visual & Performing Arts at Northern State University

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Visual & Performing Arts at Northern State University

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

NSU is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota and approximately 3,431 students attend the school each year. Of the 254 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northern State University in 2021, 10 of them were visual and performing arts majors.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks visual and performing arts programs across the country. The following shows how NSU 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 and 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Schools 572
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 699
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools 707
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1,003
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools 1,243

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of visual and performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and 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 and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

NSU 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

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 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 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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