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Visual & Performing Arts at Texas State University

Visual & Performing Arts at Texas State University

If you plan to study visual & performing arts, take a look at what Texas State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and has a total student population of 37,812.

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.

Texas State Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Texas State Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at Texas State 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 Texas State

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

Texas State Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual & performing arts bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 33
Hispanic or Latino 176
White 206
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 30

Texas State Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

39% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 61% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. Texas State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

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In the visual & performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 15
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Texas State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Drama & Theater Arts 145
Design & Applied Arts 136
Music 90
Fine & Studio Arts 84
Dance 45
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 26

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 TX, the home state for Texas State University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers 110,420 $58,190
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Graphic Designers 13,480 $50,700
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 6,240 $71,520
Producers and Directors 5,300 $69,280

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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