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General Visual & Performing Arts at University of California - San Diego

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General Visual & Performing Arts at University of California - San Diego

Every general visual and performing arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the visual arts program at University of California - San Diego stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 39,576. In 2021, 84 visual arts majors received their bachelor's degree from UCSD.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Visual & Performing Arts section at the bottom of this page.

UCSD General Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

UCSD General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks visual arts programs across the country. The following shows how UCSD performed in these rankings.

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 arts major at UCSD is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 General Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools 5

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in visual arts from UCSD. This makes it the #5 most popular school for visual arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in visual arts, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Visual Arts Graduates from UCSD Make?

The median salary of visual arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSD is $22,195. This is less than $25,314, which is the national average of all visual arts majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Visual Arts Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of visual arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical visual arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at UCSD since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual 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 arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 20
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 9
International Students 29
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

UCSD General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

64% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 14 students who earned a master's degree in General Visual & Performing Arts from UCSD in 2020-2021, 36% were men and 64% were women.

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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 arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 5
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UCSD also has a doctoral program available in visual arts. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Visual Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual 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
Graphic Designers 29,320 $61,100
Multimedia Artists and Animators 10,760 $87,960
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 9,710 $115,460
Art Directors 7,620 $127,630
Photographers 6,060 $52,720

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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