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Visual & Performing Arts at University of Maryland - College Park

Visual & Performing Arts at University of Maryland - College Park

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and approximately 40,709 students attend the school each year.

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.

UMCP Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

UMCP Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at UMCP 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 UMCP

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

UMCP Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 37% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual & 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 Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 24
Black or African American 39
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 77
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

UMCP Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

55% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. UMCP does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from UMCP, 55% 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 Maryland - College Park with a master's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 30
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 Maryland - College Park. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts 82
Music 73
Drama & Theater Arts 48
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 17
Dance 9

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
High School Teachers 19,330 $72,610
Managers 14,450 $122,050
Graphic Designers 3,030 $58,610
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,850 $74,160
Producers and Directors 1,590 $78,760

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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