Visual & Performing Arts at Syracuse University

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

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and approximately 21,322 students attend the school each year.

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.

Syracuse Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Syracuse Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at Syracuse 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.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Syracuse

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual & performing arts majors at Syracuse University.

Syracuse Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at Syracuse 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 Syracuse University with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	176
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

Syracuse Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from Syracuse, 51% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	36
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

Visual & Performing Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Syracuse University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts	102
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	60
Drama & Theater Arts	58
Fine & Studio Arts	56
Arts & Media Management	46
Music	32
General Visual & Performing Arts	2

Careers That Visual & Performing Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual & 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 Syracuse University.

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 Justing under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.