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Visual & Performing Arts at San Jose State University

Visual & Performing Arts at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 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.

San Jose State Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at San Jose State 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 San Jose State

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

San Jose State Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
68% 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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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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 Jose State University with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 186
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 123
White 118
International Students 22
Other Races/Ethnicities 55

San Jose State Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

50% Women
14% 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. San Jose State 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 San Jose State, 64% 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 San Jose State University with a master's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 14
International Students 3
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Jose State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts 216
Design & Applied Arts 201
Music 52
Drama & Theater Arts 16
Dance 6
General Visual & Performing Arts 4

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 Jose 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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