Visual & Performing Arts at San Francisco State University

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a visual & performing arts school? To help you decide if San Francisco State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's visual & performing arts program.

SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 27,349 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.

SFSU Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

SFSU Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at SFSU 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.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

54% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% 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 SFSU since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 San Francisco State University with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	89
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	186
White	140
International Students	38
Other Races/Ethnicities	62

SFSU Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

56% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. SFSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	17
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

Visual & Performing Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Francisco State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	247
Design & Applied Arts	202
Fine & Studio Arts	99
Drama & Theater Arts	56
Music	32
Dance	10

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 CA, the home state for San Francisco State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Graphic Designers	29,320	$61,100
Producers and Directors	25,320	$115,080

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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