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Visual & Performing Arts at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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Visual & Performing Arts at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

What traits are you looking for in a visual and performing arts school? To help you decide if Rutgers University - New Brunswick is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's visual and performing arts program.

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and approximately 50,411 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 221 students received a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from Rutgers New Brunswick.

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.

Rutgers New Brunswick Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at Rutgers New Brunswick 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
193

In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from Rutgers New Brunswick. This makes it the #107 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and performing arts, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 221 visual and performing arts students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Rutgers New Brunswick, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual and performing arts bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 31
Black or African American 23
Hispanic or Latino 34
White 110
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Rutgers New Brunswick Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

46% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The visual and performing arts program at Rutgers New Brunswick awarded 41 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 54% of these degrees went to men with the other 46% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. Rutgers New Brunswick does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick, 59% 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a master's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 24
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Rutgers New Brunswick also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 22 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Music 89
Fine & Studio Arts 58
Drama & Theater Arts 44
Design & Applied Arts 40
Dance 27
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 26

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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

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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