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Visual & Performing Arts at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Visual & Performing Arts at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

If you are interested in studying visual & performing arts, you may want to check out the program at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and approximately 50,411 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.

Rutgers New Brunswick Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & 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.

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual & 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 & performing arts majors at Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Rutgers New Brunswick Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at Rutgers New Brunswick are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 30
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 35
White 134
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

Rutgers New Brunswick Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

50% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. Rutgers New Brunswick does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick, 55% 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 & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 21
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

The following visual & performing arts concentations are available at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. 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 & 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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