Visual & Performing Arts at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and approximately 30,559 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,356 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville in 2021, 113 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.

UT Knoxville Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

UT Knoxville Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks visual and performing arts programs across the country. The following shows how UT Knoxville performed in these rankings.

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 UT Knoxville 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
	127
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Schools	1,211

In 2021, 46 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from UT Knoxville. This makes it the #95 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 113 students earned a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from UT Knoxville. About 61% of these graduates were women and the other 39% were men. The typical visual and performing arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Knoxville since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at UT Knoxville 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	88
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UT Knoxville Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 visual and performing arts majors earned their master's degree from UT Knoxville. Of these graduates, 46% were men and 54% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. UT Knoxville does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from UT Knoxville, 72% 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a master's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	33
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UT Knoxville 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

If you plan to be a visual and performing arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music	66
Fine & Studio Arts	49
Drama & Theater Arts	26
Design & Applied Arts	18
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	1

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• 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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers	20,190	$53,620
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Graphic Designers	3,470	$48,760
Producers and Directors	2,060	$65,040

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 Nightryder84 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.