Visual & Performing Arts at University of California - Los Angeles

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

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,589. In 2021, 383 visual and performing arts majors received their bachelor's degree from UCLA.

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.

UCLA Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

UCLA Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at UCLA 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 Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	15
	30
Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools	116
	390
	419
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	695

In 2021, 173 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from UCLA. This makes it the #15 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and performing arts, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

Of the 383 visual and performing arts students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UCLA, about 36% were men and 64% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 California - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	65
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	79
White	149
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	52

UCLA Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

The visual and performing arts program at UCLA awarded 173 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 43% of these degrees went to men with the other 57% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. UCLA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	64
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

UCLA also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 25 students 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 California - Los Angeles. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts	155
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	127
Music	114
Drama & Theater Arts	87
Design & Applied Arts	61
Dance	33
Arts & Media Management	4

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Los Angeles.

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
• Image Credit: By Nikhil Kulkarni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.