Visual & Performing Arts at University of Colorado Boulder

If you plan to study visual and performing arts, take a look at what University of Colorado Boulder has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and has a total student population of 37,437. In 2021, 263 visual and performing arts majors received their bachelor's degree from CU - Boulder.

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.

CU - Boulder 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

CU - Boulder Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the visual and performing arts progam at CU - Boulder 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 CU - Boulder 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	78
	291

In 2021, 72 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from CU - Boulder. This makes it the #55 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 24 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and performing arts, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

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

CU - Boulder Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of visual and performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% 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 CU - Boulder since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at CU - Boulder 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 Boulder with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	185
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

CU - Boulder Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

Of the 72 students who graduated with a master’s in visual and performing arts from CU - Boulder in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. CU - Boulder does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from CU - Boulder, 74% 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 Colorado Boulder with a master's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	53
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

CU - Boulder also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 24 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Colorado Boulder. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music	124
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	101
Fine & Studio Arts	87
Drama & Theater Arts	35
Dance	12

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• English Language & Literature
• 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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

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 University of Colorado at Boulder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.