Visual & Performing Arts at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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 Colorado at Colorado Springs stacks up to those at other schools.

UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and approximately 12,380 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 56 visual and performing arts majors received their bachelor's degree from UCCS.

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.

UCCS Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

UCCS Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at UCCS 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.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UCCS

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

UCCS Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students earned a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from UCCS. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical visual and performing arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at UCCS since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at UCCS 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 Colorado at Colorado Springs with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	33
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UCCS 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 Colorado at Colorado Springs. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Visual & Performing Arts	56

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• English Language & Literature

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
High School Teachers	16,950	$55,110
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Graphic Designers	4,730	$56,670
Interior Designers	1,930	$58,580
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,880	$60,820

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 Jeffrey M Foster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.