Visual & Performing Arts at University of California - Santa Cruz

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study visual & performing arts, take a look at what University of California - Santa Cruz has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and approximately 19,161 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.

UC Santa Cruz Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

UC Santa Cruz Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at UC Santa Cruz 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 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual & performing arts, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical visual & performing arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Santa Cruz since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Cruz with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	72
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	96
White	181
International Students	35
Other Races/Ethnicities	66

UC Santa Cruz Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

59% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. UC Santa Cruz does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the visual & performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

Visual & Performing Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Santa Cruz. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	179
Fine & Studio Arts	147
Design & Applied Arts	108
Drama & Theater Arts	36
Music	25
Other Visual Art	13

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 Cruz.

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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