Visual & Performing Arts at University of Chicago

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

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 17,834 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 83 students received a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from UChicago.

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.

UChicago 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

UChicago Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at UChicago 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	314

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

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and performing arts, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UChicago

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

UChicago Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of visual and performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went 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 UChicago since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Chicago with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	40
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UChicago Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

The visual and performing arts program at UChicago awarded 22 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 59% of these degrees went to men with the other 41% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. UChicago does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from UChicago, 59% 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 Chicago with a master's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UChicago also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 19 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 Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music	37
Fine & Studio Arts	32
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	20
Design & Applied Arts	16
Other Visual Art	15
Drama & Theater Arts	4

Related Majors

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

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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Graphic Designers	11,700	$56,890
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	3,940	$68,360
Professors	3,040	$66,970

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 Leefon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.