Visual & Performing Arts at University of Central Arkansas

If you are interested in studying visual and performing arts, you may want to check out the program at University of Central Arkansas. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and has a total student population of 10,335. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 150 students received a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from UCA.

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.

UCA Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

UCA Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at UCA 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
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	209

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from UCA. This makes it the #210 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UCA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual and performing arts majors at University of Central Arkansas.

UCA Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

The visual and performing arts program at UCA awarded 150 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 44% of these degrees went to men with the other 56% going to 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 UCA since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at UCA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Central Arkansas with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	102
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UCA Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

Of the 18 visual and performing arts students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UCA, about 72% were men and 28% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. UCA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 34% more men than average.

Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from UCA, 61% 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 Central Arkansas with a master's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UCA also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 0 student 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 Central Arkansas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music	54
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	48
Fine & Studio Arts	38
Design & Applied Arts	24
Drama & Theater Arts	13

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

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 AR, the home state for University of Central Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
High School Teachers	11,480	$51,780
Managers	3,360	$86,410
Graphic Designers	1,110	$42,250
Professors	920	$57,420
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	550	$57,450

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
• Image Credit: By Steve Wright Jr. (flickr user: Wright Way Photography) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.