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Visual & Performing Arts at University of Illinois at Chicago

Visual & Performing Arts at University of Illinois at Chicago

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

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518.

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.

UIC Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

UIC Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at UIC 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual & performing arts, making the school the #87 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

62% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual & 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 Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 22
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 52
White 49
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

UIC Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

64% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 12
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

If you plan to be a visual & 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 Illinois at Chicago. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts 83
Fine & Studio Arts 44
Drama & Theater Arts 27
General Visual & Performing Arts 15
Music 13
Arts & Media Management 5
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 3

Careers That Visual & Performing Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual & 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 Illinois at 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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