Visual & Performing Arts at University of California - Irvine

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and has a total student population of 36,303.

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 Irvine Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

UC Irvine Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at UC Irvine 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual & performing arts, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

66% Women

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 - Irvine with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	117
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	112
White	91
International Students	79
Other Races/Ethnicities	44

UC Irvine Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

57% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. UC Irvine does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from UC Irvine, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the visual & performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	167
Drama & Theater Arts	129
Fine & Studio Arts	114
Dance	58
Music	42
Other Visual Art	5

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 - Irvine.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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