Visual & Performing Arts at Purchase College

If you are interested in studying visual and performing arts, you may want to check out the program at Purchase College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Purchase College is located in Purchase, New York and approximately 3,685 students attend the school each year. Of the 876 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purchase College in 2021, 416 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.

Purchase College Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Purchase College Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at Purchase College 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 Visual & Performing Arts Schools	52
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
	88
Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools	102
	324
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	336
	366
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Basic Certificate Schools	395

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from Purchase College. This makes it the #182 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Purchase College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual and performing arts majors at Purchase College.

Purchase College Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

Of the 416 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts from Purchase College in 2021, 37% were men and 63% were women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at Purchase College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual and performing arts bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	46
Hispanic or Latino	83
White	243
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Purchase College Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 visual and performing arts majors earned their master's degree from Purchase College. Of these graduates, 54% were men and 46% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. Purchase College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purchase College with a master's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Purchase College 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

If you plan to be a visual and 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 Purchase College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Drama & Theater Arts	151
Music	61
Fine & Studio Arts	61
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	54
Arts & Media Management	47
Design & Applied Arts	29
General Visual & Performing Arts	21
Dance	20

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• English Language & Literature
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

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 NY, the home state for Purchase College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Producers and Directors	26,110	$115,610
Graphic Designers	21,350	$64,840
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	11,530	$99,870

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 Rschaming under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.