Visual & Performing Arts at Nyack College

If you are interested in studying visual and performing arts, you may want to check out the program at Nyack College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Nyack is located in Nyack, New York and approximately 2,063 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from Nyack.

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.

Nyack Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts
• Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

Nyack Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks visual and performing arts programs across the country. The following shows how Nyack 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 Nyack 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 Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools	134
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools	441
	532
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools	536
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	554
	568
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools	606
Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools	611
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Schools	732
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	929

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Nyack

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

Nyack Visual & Performing Arts Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of visual and performing arts associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in visual and performing arts only graduates about 38% men each year. The program at Nyack may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 12% more women than average.

Nyack does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in visual and performing arts graduates 39% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Nyack College with a associate's in visual and performing arts.

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

Nyack Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts from Nyack in 2021, 23% were men and 77% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 Nyack College with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Nyack 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

The following visual and performing arts concentations are available at Nyack College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Nyack College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music	17

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• English Language & Literature
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Theology & Religious Vocations

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 NY, the home state for Nyack College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Producers and Directors	26,110	$115,610
Graphic Designers	21,350	$64,840
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	11,530	$99,870

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 MR1882 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.