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Visual & Performing Arts at Texas Tech University

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Visual & Performing Arts at Texas Tech University

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

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and has a total student population of 40,322. Of the 6,884 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech University in 2021, 195 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.

Texas Tech Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Texas Tech Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at Texas Tech 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 15
50
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools 58
74
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 856

In 2021, 59 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from Texas Tech. This makes it the #67 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 32 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and performing arts, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 195 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts from Texas Tech in 2021, 35% were men and 65% were women.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at Texas Tech 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 Texas Tech University with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 57
White 116
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Texas Tech Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

49% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 59 students who earned a master's degree in Visual & Performing Arts from Texas Tech in 2020-2021, 51% were men and 49% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. Texas Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from Texas Tech, 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 Texas Tech University with a master's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 37
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Texas Tech also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 32 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

The following visual and performing arts concentations are available at Texas Tech University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas Tech University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Music 123
Fine & Studio Arts 56
Drama & Theater Arts 44
Design & Applied Arts 38
General Visual & Performing Arts 21
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 7
Dance 5

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 Tech 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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