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Visual & Performing Arts at University of California - San Diego

Visual & Performing Arts at University of California - San Diego

What traits are you looking for in a visual & performing arts school? To help you decide if University of California - San Diego is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's visual & performing arts program.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 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.

UCSD Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

UCSD Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at UCSD 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 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual & performing arts. This makes the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 47
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 56
White 64
International Students 39
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

UCSD Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

55% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. UCSD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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In the visual & performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 11
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Visual & Performing Arts 99
Drama & Theater Arts 61
Fine & Studio Arts 53
Music 27
Design & Applied Arts 21
Dance 8

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 - San Diego.

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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