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General Visual & Performing Arts at University of Florida

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

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and approximately 53,372 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 53 visual arts majors received their bachelor's degree from UF.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Visual & Performing Arts section at the bottom of this page.

UF General Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UF

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UF does offer online courses in visual arts for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

UF General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the visual arts progam at UF 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 arts major at UF is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 Online General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
12
Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools 27
Most Focused General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 146

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in visual arts from UF. This makes it the #13 most popular school for visual arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Visual Arts Graduates from UF Make?

The median salary of visual arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at UF is $30,849. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 22% higher than the national average of $25,314 for all visual arts bachelor's degree recipients.

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Visual Arts Student Demographics at UF

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

UF General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 53 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in visual arts from UF in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical visual arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at UF since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual 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 Florida with a bachelor's in visual arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 17
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

UF General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

43% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The visual arts program at UF awarded 7 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in visual arts each year. UF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

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

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

UF also has a doctoral program available in visual arts. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Visual Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual 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 Florida.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Graphic Designers 13,550 $48,780
Photographers 4,480 $39,990
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 3,520 $72,670
Art Directors 1,620 $78,840
Multimedia Artists and Animators 1,050 $62,330

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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