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Visual & Performing Arts at Northwestern College

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Visual & Performing Arts at Northwestern College

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 Northwestern College stacks up to those at other schools.

NWC is located in Orange City, Iowa and approximately 1,496 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 15 visual and performing arts majors received their bachelor's degree from NWC.

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.

NWC Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

NWC Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at NWC 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 466
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Schools 686
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 888

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at NWC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual and performing arts majors at Northwestern College.

NWC Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from NWC. About 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical visual and performing arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at NWC since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at NWC 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 Northwestern College 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 2
White 10
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

NWC 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwestern College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Music 5
Drama & Theater Arts 4
Design & Applied Arts 3
Other Visual Art 2
Fine & Studio 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 IA, the home state for Northwestern College.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers 13,010 $56,510
Managers 2,880 $101,360
Graphic Designers 2,270 $43,920
Professors 2,250 $71,300
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,110 $80,700

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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