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General Visual & Performing Arts at Southern Virginia University

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General Visual & Performing Arts at Southern Virginia University

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

SVU is located in Buena Vista, Virginia and has a total student population of 1,140. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in visual arts from SVU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Visual & Performing Arts section at the bottom of this page.

SVU General Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts

SVU General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the visual arts progam at SVU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 arts major at SVU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 Focused General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 13
Most Focused General Visual & Performing Arts Schools 20
Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 86
Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools 140

Visual Arts Student Demographics at SVU

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

SVU General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a bachelor's degree in visual arts from SVU. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

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About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual arts at SVU 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 Virginia University with a bachelor's in visual arts.

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

SVU also has a doctoral program available in visual arts. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Visual Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual 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 VA, the home state for Southern Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Graphic Designers 5,000 $60,540
Photographers 860 $37,420
Art Directors 510 $91,770
Multimedia Artists and Animators 480 $65,430

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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