Visual & Performing Arts at University of Iowa

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has a total student population of 30,318. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 275 students received a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from Iowa.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

Iowa Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks visual and performing arts programs across the country. The following shows how Iowa 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools	15

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

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and 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 and performing arts majors at University of Iowa.

Iowa Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

Of the 275 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Visual & Performing Arts from Iowa in 2020-2021, 42% were men and 58% 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 Iowa since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and 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 and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	206
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Iowa Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

Of the 79 students who graduated with a master’s in visual and performing arts from Iowa in 2021, 51% were men and 49% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. Iowa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	41
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Iowa also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 22 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 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

Related Majors

• Theology & Religious Vocations
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By KMSatoh202 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.