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Visual & Performing Arts at University at Buffalo

Visual & Performing Arts at University at Buffalo

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

University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and has a total student population of 32,347.

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.

University at Buffalo Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

University at Buffalo Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at University at Buffalo 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.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual & performing arts, making the school the #55 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at University at Buffalo

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

University at Buffalo Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% 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 University at Buffalo since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

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About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at University at Buffalo are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 19
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 96
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

University at Buffalo Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

71% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from University at Buffalo, 64% 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 University at Buffalo with a master's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 27
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 University at Buffalo. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 92
Fine & Studio Arts 77
Drama & Theater Arts 28
Music 18
Dance 15
Arts & Media Management 6
Design & Applied Arts 3
General Visual & Performing Arts 1

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 NY, the home state for University at Buffalo.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
Producers and Directors 26,110 $115,610
Graphic Designers 21,350 $64,840
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 11,530 $99,870

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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