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Visual & Performing Arts at University of Houston

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Visual & Performing Arts at University of Houston

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

UH is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 47,090. In 2021, 303 visual and performing arts majors received their bachelor's degree from UH.

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.

UH 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

UH Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at UH 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
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools 7
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools 85
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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools 115
Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools 131
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools 200

In 2021, 69 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from UH. This makes it the #58 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and performing arts, making the school the #47 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 303 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Visual & Performing Arts from UH in 2020-2021, 39% were men and 61% 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 UH since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 Houston with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 36
Black or African American 19
Hispanic or Latino 109
White 102
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 24

UH Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

62% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 visual and performing arts majors earned their master's degree from UH. Of these graduates, 38% were men and 62% were women.

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Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from UH, 67% 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 Houston with a master's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 46
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UH also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 13 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

Visual & Performing Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Houston. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts 130
Music 115
Drama & Theater Arts 54
Design & Applied Arts 53
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 19
Dance 8
Arts & Media Management 6

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 TX, the home state for University of Houston.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers 110,420 $58,190
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Graphic Designers 13,480 $50,700
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 6,240 $71,520
Producers and Directors 5,300 $69,280

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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