Fine & Studio Arts at Purdue University - Main Campus

Every fine & studio arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the fine arts program at Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Fine & Studio Arts section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Fine & Studio Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts
• Master’s Degree in Fine Arts

Purdue Fine & Studio Arts Rankings

The fine arts major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Fine & Studio 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.

Fine Arts Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of fine arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in fine 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 fine arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Purdue Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of fine arts master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the fine arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Fine & Studio Arts

If you plan to be a fine arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Fine Arts	26
Art History	5

Related Majors

• Drama & Theater Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Design & Applied Arts

Careers That Fine Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in fine 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,030	$68,070
Photographers	800	$35,460
Art Directors	420	$82,720
Jewelers, Precious Stone and Metal Workers	390	$41,220

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 Abhijitsathe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.