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Visual & Performing Arts at Southern New Hampshire University

If you plan to study visual and performing arts, take a look at what Southern New Hampshire University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and approximately 134,345 students attend the school each year. Of the 15,591 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern New Hampshire University in 2021, 501 of them were visual and performing arts majors.

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.

SNHU Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SNHU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

  • Associate’s Degree
  • Bachelor’s Degree

SNHU Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at SNHU 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 Online Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 19
Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools 349
Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools 410

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from SNHU. This makes it the #205 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at SNHU

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

SNHU Visual & Performing Arts Associate’s Program

78% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of visual and performing arts associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in visual and performing arts at SNHU are white. Around 65% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 51
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

SNHU Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

66% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 501 visual and performing arts majors earned their bachelor's degree from SNHU. Of these graduates, 34% were men and 66% were women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at SNHU 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 New Hampshire University with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 37
Hispanic or Latino 57
White 339
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 57

SNHU Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

47% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students graduated with a master's degree in visual and performing arts from SNHU. About 53% were men and 47% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. SNHU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from SNHU, 84% 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 New Hampshire University with a master's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

SNHU 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

The following visual and performing arts concentations are available at Southern New Hampshire University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern New Hampshire University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts 388
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 192
Fine & Studio Arts 19

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 NH, the home state for Southern New Hampshire University.

Occupation Jobs in NH Average Salary in NH
High School Teachers 5,130 $61,510
Managers 950 $123,580
Graphic Designers 800 $51,710
Writers and Authors 340 $56,850
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 330 $85,620

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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