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General Visual & Performing Arts at University of Mary Washington

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General Visual & Performing Arts at University of Mary Washington

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

UMW is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia and approximately 4,293 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 17 visual arts majors received their bachelor's degree from UMW.

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

UMW General Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts

UMW General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the visual arts progam at UMW 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 arts major at UMW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 General Visual & Performing Arts Schools 64
Most Focused General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 68
70
Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools 89
Most Focused General Visual & Performing Arts Schools 94
95

Earnings of UMW Visual Arts Graduates

The median salary of visual arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMW is $25,191. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $25,314 for all visual arts students.

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Visual Arts Student Demographics at UMW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual arts majors at University of Mary Washington.

UMW General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

76% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of visual arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual arts at UMW 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 Mary Washington with a bachelor's in visual arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Careers That Visual Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual 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 VA, the home state for University of Mary Washington.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Graphic Designers 5,000 $60,540
Photographers 860 $37,420
Art Directors 510 $91,770
Multimedia Artists and Animators 480 $65,430

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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