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

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 228 students received a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from UIUC.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

UIUC Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks visual and performing arts programs across the country. The following shows how UIUC performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools	43
Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	109
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	222

In 2021, 79 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from UIUC. This makes it the #46 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 40 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and 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 and performing arts majors at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

UIUC Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 228 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from UIUC. About 38% were men and 62% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	103
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UIUC Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

Of the 79 students who earned a master's degree in Visual & Performing Arts from UIUC in 2020-2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. UIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from UIUC, 54% 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 and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	43
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UIUC also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 40 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 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

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature

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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Beyond My ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.