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Visual & Performing Arts at Southern Methodist University

Visual & Performing Arts at Southern Methodist University

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

SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and approximately 12,373 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.

SMU Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

SMU Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at SMU 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in visual & performing arts, making the school the #114 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

66% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 34% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

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About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at SMU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Methodist University with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 24
White 69
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

SMU Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

67% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from SMU, 59% 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 Methodist University 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 27
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 Southern Methodist University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Music 80
Fine & Studio Arts 30
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 27
Arts & Media Management 21
Drama & Theater Arts 21
Dance 14
Design & Applied Arts 10

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 TX, the home state for Southern Methodist University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers 110,420 $58,190
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Graphic Designers 13,480 $50,700
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 6,240 $71,520
Producers and Directors 5,300 $69,280

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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