Visual & Performing Arts at University of California - Santa Barbara

52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and approximately 26,179 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.

UCSB Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

UCSB Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at UCSB 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 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual & performing arts, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

66% Women

52% 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 14% 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 - Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	42
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	104
White	134
International Students	38
Other Races/Ethnicities	52

UCSB Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

43% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. UCSB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from UCSB, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

If you plan to be a visual & performing arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Santa Barbara. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	184
Fine & Studio Arts	119
Music	38
Drama & Theater Arts	36
Dance	21

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 - Santa Barbara.

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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