Fine Arts at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Fine Arts section at the bottom of this page.

KU Fine Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts
• Master’s Degree in Fine Arts

KU Fine Arts Rankings

The fine arts major at KU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Fine 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.

Fine Arts Student Demographics at KU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fine arts majors at University of Kansas.

KU Fine Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of fine arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. The typical fine arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at KU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in fine arts at KU 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 Kansas with a bachelor's in fine arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	18
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

KU Fine Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of fine arts master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in fine arts each year. KU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a fine arts master's degree from KU, 71% 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 Kansas with a master's in fine arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Art History

Careers That Fine Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in fine 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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	590	$66,450
Fine Artists	40	$51,270

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 Arnhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.