Visual & Performing Arts at Southern New Hampshire University
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.
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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 |
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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

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.

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

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.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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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

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.

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 |
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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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Kylejtod at en.wikipedia under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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