Visual & Performing Arts at Rice University

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Rice is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 7,643 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.

Rice Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Rice Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at Rice 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 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual & performing arts, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Rice

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

Rice Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% 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 Rice since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Rice University with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	19
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Rice Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

44% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. Rice does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	24
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

Visual & Performing Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rice University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music	87
General Visual & Performing Arts	26
Fine & Studio Arts	16

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 TX, the home state for Rice University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Graphic Designers	13,480	$50,700
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,240	$71,520
Producers and Directors	5,300	$69,280

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
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