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Visual & Performing Arts at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Visual & Performing Arts at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

What traits are you looking for in a visual & performing arts school? To help you decide if Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's visual & performing arts program.

RPI is located in Troy, New York and approximately 7,501 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.

RPI Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

RPI Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at RPI 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual & performing arts, making the school the #76 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at RPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual & performing arts majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

RPI Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

36% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical visual & performing arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at RPI since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual & performing arts bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 14
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

RPI Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. RPI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 63% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a master's in visual & performing arts.

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

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

If you plan to be a visual & 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts 29
General Visual & Performing Arts 10

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 NY, the home state for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
Producers and Directors 26,110 $115,610
Graphic Designers 21,350 $64,840
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 11,530 $99,870

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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