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Visual & Performing Arts at Oberlin College

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Visual & Performing Arts at Oberlin College

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

Oberlin is located in Oberlin, Ohio and has a total student population of 2,658. Of the 771 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College in 2021, 167 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.

Oberlin Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Oberlin Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at Oberlin 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 Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools 46
Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools 67
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools 70
Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools 243
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 244
Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools 253
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools 281
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools 281
338
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools 399
521
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 527
558
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools 572

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from Oberlin. This is the #437 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Oberlin

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

Oberlin Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 167 visual and performing arts students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Oberlin, about 39% were men and 61% 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 Oberlin since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at Oberlin 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 Oberlin College with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 103
International Students 21
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Oberlin Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

The visual and performing arts program at Oberlin awarded 1 master's degree in 2020-2021.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oberlin College 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 0
White 0
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Oberlin 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

If you plan to be a visual and performing arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Oberlin College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Music 107
Fine & Studio Arts 33
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16
Drama & Theater Arts 10
Dance 6
Other Visual Art 2

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 OH, the home state for Oberlin College.

Occupation Jobs in OH Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers 52,240 $61,930
Managers 14,410 $107,320
Graphic Designers 7,120 $50,130
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 4,110 $84,160
Interior Designers 2,170 $55,230

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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