Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

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

Find Schools Near

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

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 285 students received a bachelor's degree in visual arts from UT Dallas.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Visual Arts

UT Dallas General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the visual arts progam at UT Dallas 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
2
7

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in visual arts from UT Dallas. This makes it the #8 most popular school for visual arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Visual Arts Graduates from UT Dallas Make?

The median salary of visual arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Dallas is $30,784. This is 22% higher than $25,314, which is the national average for all visual arts bachelor's degree recipients.

undefined

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

54% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 285 students earned a bachelor's degree in visual arts from UT Dallas. About 54% of these graduates were women and the other 46% were men. The typical visual arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Dallas since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

undefined

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 51
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 64
White 121
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 24

UT Dallas General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

75% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of visual arts master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

undefined

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.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UT Dallas also has a doctoral program available in visual arts. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.