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Visual & Performing Arts at University of Iowa

Visual & Performing Arts at University of Iowa

What traits are you looking for in a visual & performing arts school? To help you decide if University of Iowa is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's visual & performing arts program.

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has a total student population of 30,318.

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.

Iowa Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Iowa Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at Iowa 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 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual & performing arts, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical visual & performing arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at Iowa since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at Iowa are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 198
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 24

Iowa Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

51% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 49% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. Iowa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from Iowa, 70% 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 Iowa with a master's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 55
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

The following visual & performing arts concentations are available at University of Iowa. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Iowa. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts 157
Music 84
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 68
Drama & Theater Arts 43
Dance 24
Other Visual Art 12
General Visual & Performing 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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers 13,010 $56,510
Managers 2,880 $101,360
Graphic Designers 2,270 $43,920
Professors 2,250 $71,300
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,110 $80,700

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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