Visual & Performing Arts at Texas State University

If you plan to study visual and 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 487 students received a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from Texas State.

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

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools	33
	220

In 2021, 38 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from Texas State. This makes it the #116 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Texas State

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

Texas State Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 487 students earned a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from Texas State. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at Texas State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Texas State University with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	180
White	257
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Texas State Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

Of the 38 visual and performing arts students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Texas State, about 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. Texas State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

In the visual and performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 4% 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 and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	19
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Texas State 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

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

Related Majors

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

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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.