Visual & Performing Arts at University of Alabama at Birmingham

If you are interested in studying visual & performing arts, you may want to check out the program at University of Alabama at Birmingham. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 22,563 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.

UAB Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

UAB Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at UAB 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 UAB

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

UAB Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at UAB 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 of Alabama at Birmingham with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	65
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UAB Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from UAB, 100% 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 of Alabama at Birmingham with a master's in visual & performing arts.

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

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts	51
Music	17
Drama & Theater Arts	10

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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180
Professors	3,180	$36,330
Managers	2,110	$106,680
Graphic Designers	1,610	$46,960
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	730	$65,560

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 Lee Adlaf under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.