General Visual & Performing Arts at The University of Texas at Dallas

52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a visual arts school? To help you decide if The University of Texas at Dallas is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's visual arts program.

UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and has a total student population of 28,669.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Visual & Performing Arts section at the bottom of this page.

UT Dallas General Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts
Master’s Degree in Visual Arts

UT Dallas General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual arts major at UT Dallas is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual arts, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual Arts Student Demographics at UT Dallas

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

UT Dallas General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

44% Women

52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of visual arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical visual arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Dallas since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual 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 arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	70
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	82
White	156
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

UT Dallas General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

50% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of visual arts master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in visual arts each year. UT Dallas does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a visual arts master's degree from UT Dallas, 56% 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 Texas at Dallas with a master's in visual arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within General Visual & Performing Arts

If you plan to be a visual arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Digital Arts	268
Visual & Performing Arts	34

Careers That Visual Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual 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
Graphic Designers	13,480	$50,700
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,240	$71,520
Photographers	3,070	$34,160
Multimedia Artists and Animators	2,480	$82,940
Art Directors	2,090	$81,170

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
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