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Visual & Performing Arts at The University of Texas at El Paso

87% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and approximately 24,879 students attend the school each year.

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.

UTEP Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UTEP

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UTEP does offer online courses in visual & performing arts for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

UTEP Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at UTEP 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.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UTEP

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

UTEP Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

87% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical visual & performing arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at UTEP since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual & 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 El Paso with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	92
White	8
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UTEP Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

32% Women

55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 32% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. UTEP does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 31% more men than average.

In the visual & performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts	56
Music	43
Arts & Media Management	20
Dance	11
Drama & Theater Arts	7

Careers That Visual & Performing Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual & 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 El Paso.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
Image Credit: By Adrian Garcia under License

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