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Visual & Performing Arts at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

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

UAFS is located in Fort Smith, Arkansas and has a total student population of 5,887. Of the 740 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Arkansas - Fort Smith in 2021, 19 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.

UAFS Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

UAFS Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks visual and performing arts programs across the country. The following shows how UAFS performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at UAFS 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
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1,047
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools 1,179
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Schools 1,539

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UAFS

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

UAFS Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The visual and performing arts program at UAFS awarded 19 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 26% of these degrees went to men with the other 74% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 University of Arkansas - Fort Smith with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 9
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UAFS 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 Arkansas - Fort Smith. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts 9
Drama & Theater Arts 4
Music 4
Fine & Studio Arts 2

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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.

Occupation Jobs in AR Average Salary in AR
High School Teachers 11,480 $51,780
Managers 3,360 $86,410
Graphic Designers 1,110 $42,250
Professors 920 $57,420
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 550 $57,450

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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