Visual & Performing Arts at Princeton University

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

Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,853. Of the 1,175 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University in 2021, 20 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.

Princeton Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Princeton Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the visual and performing arts progam at Princeton 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 Princeton 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	1,166
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Schools	1,234

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from Princeton. This makes it the #244 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and performing arts, making the school the #65 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Princeton

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

Princeton Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 visual and performing arts students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Princeton, about 45% were men and 55% 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 Princeton since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Princeton University with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Princeton Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students graduated with a master's degree in visual and performing arts from Princeton. About 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. Princeton does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from Princeton, 64% 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 Princeton University with a master's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Princeton also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 8 students 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 Princeton University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts	30
Music	12

Related Majors

• English Language & Literature
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics

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 NJ, the home state for Princeton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Graphic Designers	5,980	$59,140
Professors	2,670	$73,660
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,070	$90,750

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 Quantockgoblin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.