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Visual & Performing Arts at University of Memphis

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and approximately 22,205 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.

UofM Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UofM

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UofM offers distance education options for visual & performing arts at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

UofM Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at UofM 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 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual & performing arts, making the school the #47 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UofM

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

UofM Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

59% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical visual & performing arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at UofM since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at UofM 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 Memphis with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	87
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UofM Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

59% Women

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. UofM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from UofM, 74% 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 Memphis with a master's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music	97
Fine & Studio Arts	69
Drama & Theater Arts	27
Design & Applied Arts	7

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 TN, the home state for University of Memphis.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers	20,190	$53,620
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Graphic Designers	3,470	$48,760
Producers and Directors	2,060	$65,040

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 BenSherman under License

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