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Visual & Performing Arts at University of California - Berkeley

Visual & Performing Arts at University of California - Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 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.

UC Berkeley Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at UC Berkeley 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 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual & performing arts, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

68% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual & 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 California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 68
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 78
White 84
International Students 49
Other Races/Ethnicities 31

UC Berkeley Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

65% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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In the visual & performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 10
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

The following visual & performing arts concentations are available at University of California - Berkeley. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Berkeley. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts 107
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 79
Music 54
Drama & Theater Arts 41
Dance 4

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Graphic Designers 29,320 $61,100
Producers and Directors 25,320 $115,080

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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