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Fine Arts at Purdue University - Main Campus

Fine Arts at Purdue University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying fine 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 Fine Arts section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Fine Arts Degrees Available

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

Purdue Fine Arts Rankings

The fine arts major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Fine 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 Arts Bachelor’s Program

82% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of fine arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

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About 59% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Purdue Fine Arts Master’s Program

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of fine arts master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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In the fine arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 12% 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.

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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

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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,030 $68,070
Fine Artists 120 $49,410

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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