Visual & Performing Arts at University of Central Florida

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

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and approximately 71,881 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 991 visual and performing arts majors received their bachelor's degree from UCF.

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.

UCF Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

UCF Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks visual and performing arts programs across the country. The following shows how UCF 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 and performing arts major at UCF 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
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools	7

In 2021, 115 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from UCF. This makes it the #29 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UCF

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

UCF Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

Of the 991 visual and performing arts students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UCF, about 41% were men and 59% 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 UCF since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Central Florida with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	56
Black or African American	95
Hispanic or Latino	289
White	483
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	51

UCF Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 115 visual and performing arts majors earned their master's degree from UCF. Of these graduates, 56% were men and 44% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. UCF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from UCF, 54% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the visual and performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	62
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UCF 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Central Florida. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Visual & Performing Arts	470
Fine & Studio Arts	177
Arts & Media Management	169
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	144
Drama & Theater Arts	93
Music	53

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• 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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Professors	16,250	$61,440
Graphic Designers	13,550	$48,780
Producers and Directors	6,630	$70,630

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 Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.