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Visual & Performing Arts at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Visual & Performing Arts at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and approximately 11,366 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.

SIUC Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

SIUC Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at SIUC 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 SIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual & performing arts majors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

SIUC Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

52% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 48% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical visual & performing arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at SIUC since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at SIUC 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 50
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

SIUC Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

63% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from SIUC, 75% 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a master's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts 47
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 30
Music 26
Drama & Theater Arts 15
Design & Applied 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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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