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

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

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and approximately 24,879 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,981 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at El Paso in 2021, 119 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.

UTEP Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

UTEP Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the visual and performing arts progam at UTEP 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 and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	16
Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	32
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools	271
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	796

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from UTEP. This makes it the #210 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UTEP

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 El Paso.

UTEP Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 119 visual and performing arts majors earned their bachelor's degree from UTEP. Of these graduates, 44% were men and 56% 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 UTEP since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% 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 El Paso with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	96
White	11
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UTEP Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of visual and performing arts master's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. UTEP does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

In the visual and performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 61% of degree recipients. That is 25% 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 and performing arts.

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

UTEP 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 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

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 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.