Visual & Performing Arts at Savannah College of Art and Design

Every visual and performing arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the visual and performing arts program at Savannah College of Art and Design stacks up to those at other schools.

SCAD is located in Savannah, Georgia and has a total student population of 14,265. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,391 students received a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from SCAD.

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.

SCAD Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SCAD

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SCAD offers distance education options for visual and performing arts at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SCAD Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at SCAD 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 Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools	2
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	288
	320
Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools	321
	521

In 2021, 476 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from SCAD. This makes it the #2 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at SCAD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual and performing arts majors at Savannah College of Art and Design.

SCAD Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,391 visual and performing arts majors earned their bachelor's degree from SCAD. Of these graduates, 30% were men and 70% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at SCAD are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	62
Black or African American	136
Hispanic or Latino	92
White	788
International Students	255
Other Races/Ethnicities	58

SCAD Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 476 visual and performing arts majors earned their master's degree from SCAD. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design with a master's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	142
International Students	250
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

SCAD 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 Savannah College of Art and Design. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts	1,069
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	390
Drama & Theater Arts	187
Fine & Studio Arts	187
Arts & Media Management	34

Related Majors

• 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 GA, the home state for Savannah College of Art and Design.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Graphic Designers	6,400	$54,260
Producers and Directors	4,900	$84,570

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 Jeff Clemmons. under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.