Visual & Performing Arts at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Every visual and performing arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the visual and performing arts program at University of Louisiana at Lafayette stacks up to those at other schools.

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and has a total student population of 16,450. Of the 2,821 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2021, 116 of them were visual and performing arts majors.

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.

UL Lafayette Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

UL Lafayette Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the visual and performing arts progam at UL Lafayette compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at UL Lafayette 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
	341
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools	421
	481
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	491
Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools	524

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from UL Lafayette. This makes it the #282 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UL Lafayette

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual and performing arts majors at University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

UL Lafayette Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 116 visual and performing arts majors earned their bachelor's degree from UL Lafayette. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at UL Lafayette are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	68
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UL Lafayette Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a master's degree in visual and performing arts from UL Lafayette. About 27% of these graduates were women and the other 73% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. UL Lafayette does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 35% more men than average.

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

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

UL Lafayette also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts	49
Music	32
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	19
Design & Applied Arts	18
General Visual & Performing Arts	9

Related Majors

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

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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Graphic Designers	1,490	$45,660
Producers and Directors	1,300	$56,290

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.