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Visual & Performing Arts at University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Visual & Performing Arts at University of Alabama at Birmingham

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

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 22,563 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 76 students received a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from UAB.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the visual and performing arts progam at UAB compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools 231
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1,098

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from UAB. This makes it the #420 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UAB

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

UAB Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 76 visual and performing arts students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UAB, about 41% were men and 59% 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 UAB since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and 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 and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 48
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

UAB Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

100% Women
Of the 2 students who graduated with a master’s in visual and performing arts from UAB in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Of the students who received a visual and 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 and performing arts.

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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

UAB 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 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 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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