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Visual & Performing Arts at Rider University

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

Rider is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and approximately 4,636 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 119 visual and performing arts majors received their bachelor's degree from Rider.

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.

Rider Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Rider

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Rider offers distance education options for visual and performing arts at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Rider Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks visual and performing arts programs across the country. The following shows how Rider performed in these rankings.

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 Rider 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
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools 141
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools 177

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from Rider. This makes it the #232 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Rider

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

Rider Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 119 visual and performing arts majors earned their bachelor's degree from Rider. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at Rider 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 Rider University with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 91
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Rider Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

87% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The visual and performing arts program at Rider awarded 15 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 87% going to women.

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Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from Rider, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 9
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Rider 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

The following visual and performing arts concentations are available at Rider University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rider University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Music 78
Dance 20
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 20
Arts & Media Management 8
Design & Applied Arts 5
Drama & Theater Arts 3

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 NJ, the home state for Rider University.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers 29,140 $76,390
Managers 18,370 $138,820
Graphic Designers 5,980 $59,140
Professors 2,670 $73,660
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,070 $90,750

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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