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Visual & Performing Arts at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Visual & Performing Arts at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year.

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.

UIUC Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

UIUC Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at UIUC 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 40 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual & performing arts, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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About 50% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at UIUC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 25
Black or African American 19
Hispanic or Latino 34
White 110
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

UIUC Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

57% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. UIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from UIUC, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 44
International Students 27
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Music 129
Design & Applied Arts 105
Fine & Studio Arts 52
Drama & Theater Arts 43
Dance 14
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 8
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 2

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 Urbana-Champaign.

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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