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Visual & Performing Arts at Oakland University

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Visual & Performing Arts at Oakland University

If you plan to study visual and performing arts, take a look at what Oakland University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and approximately 18,552 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,564 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Oakland University in 2021, 149 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.

Oakland Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Oakland Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks visual and performing arts programs across the country. The following shows how Oakland performed in these rankings.

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 Oakland 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 Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools 202

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from Oakland. This makes it the #391 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Oakland

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

Oakland Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

62% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 149 visual and performing arts students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Oakland, about 38% were men and 62% were women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at Oakland 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 Oakland University with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 102
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

Oakland Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

25% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of visual and performing arts master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. Oakland does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 37% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from Oakland, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oakland University with a master'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 1
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Oakland 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 Oakland University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts 58
Drama & Theater Arts 23
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 23
Fine & Studio Arts 20
Music 19
Dance 10

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 MI, the home state for Oakland University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers 24,130 $62,950
Managers 6,370 $98,780
Graphic Designers 5,680 $47,700
Commercial and Industrial Designers 5,060 $75,430
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,710 $76,250

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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