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Visual & Performing Arts at University of California - Santa Cruz

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Visual & Performing Arts at University of California - Santa Cruz

Every 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 and performing arts program at University of California - Santa Cruz stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and approximately 19,161 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,426 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Santa Cruz in 2021, 477 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.

UC Santa Cruz 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

UC Santa Cruz Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

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

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 and 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.

Ranking Type Rank
203
Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools 206
360

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from UC Santa Cruz. This makes it the #192 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and 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 and performing arts majors at University of California - Santa Cruz.

UC Santa Cruz Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

51% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 477 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from UC Santa Cruz. About 49% were men and 51% 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 UC Santa Cruz since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 - Santa Cruz with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 74
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 114
White 175
International Students 45
Other Races/Ethnicities 59

UC Santa Cruz Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

86% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The visual and performing arts program at UC Santa Cruz awarded 22 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women.

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Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from UC Santa Cruz, 73% 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 Cruz with a master's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 16
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UC Santa Cruz also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

If you plan to be a visual and performing arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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 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 - 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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