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Visual & Performing Arts at Purdue University - Main Campus

Visual & Performing Arts at Purdue University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying visual & performing arts, you may want to check out the program at Purdue University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year.

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.

Purdue Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Visual & Performing Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts
  • Master’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

Purdue Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at Purdue 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.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual & performing arts majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

62% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

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About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at Purdue 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 77
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Purdue Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

43% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. Purdue does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in visual & performing arts.

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

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 Purdue University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts 63
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 31
Fine & Studio Arts 31
Drama & Theater Arts 22

Careers That Visual & Performing Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual & 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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
High School Teachers 19,690 $53,030
Managers 7,290 $71,560
Graphic Designers 3,740 $45,030
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,030 $68,070
Interior Designers 1,090 $42,610

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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