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Visual & Performing Arts at The University of Texas at Dallas

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

UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and has a total student population of 28,669. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 353 students received a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from UT Dallas.

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 Dallas 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

UT Dallas Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the visual and performing arts progam at UT Dallas 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 UT Dallas 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
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools 71
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools 90
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In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from UT Dallas. This makes it the #232 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and performing arts, making the school the #81 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UT Dallas

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

UT Dallas Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 353 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts from UT Dallas in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. 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 Dallas since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 The University of Texas at Dallas with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 61
Black or African American 25
Hispanic or Latino 78
White 151
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 32

UT Dallas Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 15 students who earned a master's degree in Visual & Performing Arts from UT Dallas in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UT Dallas also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 5 students 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 The University of Texas at Dallas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Visual & Performing Arts 302
Design & Applied Arts 68
Fine & Studio Arts 3

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 The University of Texas at Dallas.

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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