General Visual & Performing Arts at Purchase College

52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying general visual & 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 has a total student population of 3,685.

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.

Purchase College General Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts
Master’s Degree in Visual Arts

Purchase College General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual arts major at Purchase College 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.

Visual Arts Student Demographics at Purchase College

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

Purchase College General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

65% Women

52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of visual arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual 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 arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Purchase College General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

50% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of visual arts master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in visual arts each year. Purchase College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a visual arts master's degree from Purchase College, 63% 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 Purchase College with a master's in visual arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Visual & Performing Arts

General Visual & Performing Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Purchase College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Visual & Performing Arts	21

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 NY, the home state for Purchase College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Graphic Designers	21,350	$64,840
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	11,530	$99,870
Art Directors	8,320	$124,710
Photographers	4,090	$53,150
Multimedia Artists and Animators	2,060	$86,490

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
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