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Fine Arts at University of Massachusetts Amherst

Fine Arts at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and approximately 31,642 students attend the school each year.

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.

UMass Amherst Fine Arts Degrees Available

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

UMass Amherst Fine Arts Rankings

The fine arts major at UMass Amherst 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 UMass Amherst

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

UMass Amherst Fine Arts Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of fine arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in fine arts at UMass Amherst 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 Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor's in fine arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 27
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UMass Amherst Fine Arts Master’s Program

100% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of fine arts master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Massachusetts Amherst with a master's in fine arts.

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

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 6,190 $99,540
Fine Artists 270 $59,170
Artists 60 $66,980

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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