Visual & Performing Arts at University of California - Riverside

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

UCR is located in Riverside, California and approximately 26,434 students attend the school each year. Of the 6,193 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Riverside in 2021, 299 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.

UCR 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

UCR Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at UCR 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
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools	42
Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools	256
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	443

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from UCR. This makes it the #317 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and performing arts, making the school the #87 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UCR

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

UCR Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 299 visual and performing arts majors earned their bachelor's degree from UCR. Of these graduates, 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical visual and performing arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at UCR since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% 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 - Riverside with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	73
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	121
White	48
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

UCR Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of visual and performing arts master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the visual and performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UCR also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 California - Riverside. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	199
Fine & Studio Arts	59
Dance	26
Music	26
General Visual & Performing Arts	1

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• 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 - Riverside.

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 Amerique under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.