Visual & Performing Arts at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year. Of the 7,192 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from San Jose State University in 2021, 465 of them were visual and performing arts majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the visual and performing arts progam at San Jose State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	389

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from San Jose State. This makes it the #146 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 465 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from San Jose State. About 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical visual and performing arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at San Jose State since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% 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 San Jose State University with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	175
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	137
White	81
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	40

San Jose State Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

Of the 30 students who earned a master's degree in Visual & Performing Arts from San Jose State in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. San Jose State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the visual and performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 1% better 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 master's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

San Jose State 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

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

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature

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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.