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Visual & Performing Arts at Skidmore College

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Visual & Performing Arts at Skidmore College

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

Skidmore is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and approximately 2,582 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 73 visual and performing arts majors received their bachelor's degree from Skidmore.

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.

Skidmore Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

Skidmore Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks visual and performing arts programs across the country. The following shows how Skidmore performed in these rankings.

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 Skidmore 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
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 26
Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools 29
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 121
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 342

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Skidmore

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

Skidmore Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of visual and performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at Skidmore 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 Skidmore College with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 49
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Skidmore 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Skidmore College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts 33
Drama & Theater Arts 21
Music 11
Dance 8

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 NY, the home state for Skidmore College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
Producers and Directors 26,110 $115,610
Graphic Designers 21,350 $64,840
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 11,530 $99,870

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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