Visual & Performing Arts at School of the Art Institute of Chicago

If you plan to study visual & performing arts, take a look at what School of the Art Institute of Chicago has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 3,132 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.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

School of the Art Institute of Chicago Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at School of the Art Institute of Chicago 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 School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual & performing arts majors at School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	55
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	201
International Students	221
Other Races/Ethnicities	46

School of the Art Institute of Chicago Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	69
International Students	82
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

If you plan to be a visual & performing arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts	708
General Visual & Performing Arts	16
Design & Applied Arts	16
Arts & Media Management	14

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 IL, the home state for School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Graphic Designers	11,700	$56,890
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	3,940	$68,360
Professors	3,040	$66,970

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 Dazani355 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.