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Visual & Performing Arts at Rhode Island College

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Visual & Performing Arts at Rhode Island College

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

RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 7,072. Of the 1,463 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rhode Island College in 2021, 98 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.

RIC Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

RIC Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the visual and performing arts progam at RIC 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 RIC 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
187
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools 383

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from RIC. This is the #459 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at RIC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual and performing arts majors at Rhode Island College.

RIC Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The visual and performing arts program at RIC awarded 98 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at RIC 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 Rhode Island College with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 63
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

RIC also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

If you plan to be a visual and 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 Rhode Island College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts 42
Drama & Theater Arts 24
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 12
Dance 10
Music 10

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 RI, the home state for Rhode Island College.

Occupation Jobs in RI Average Salary in RI
High School Teachers 4,410 $71,440
Managers 830 $114,660
Graphic Designers 820 $58,720
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 710 $83,080
Jewelers, Precious Stone and Metal Workers 660 $43,710

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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