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Visual & Performing Arts at University of Arkansas

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and approximately 27,562 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.

UARK Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UARK

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UARK does offer online courses in visual & performing arts for the following degree levels:

UARK Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at UARK 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 UARK

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

UARK Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at UARK 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 Arkansas with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	79
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UARK Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

45% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. UARK does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	16
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 of Arkansas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts	72
Design & Applied Arts	51
Music	46
Drama & Theater Arts	32

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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
Image Credit: By Brandonrush under License

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