Visual & Performing Arts at University of Nebraska at Kearney

If you are interested in studying visual and performing arts, you may want to check out the program at University of Nebraska at Kearney. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNK is located in Kearney, Nebraska and has a total student population of 6,225. Of the 921 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Nebraska at Kearney in 2021, 35 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.

UNK Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNK

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

UNK does offer online education options in visual and performing arts for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UNK Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at UNK 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
Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	11

In 2021, 33 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from UNK. This makes it the #133 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UNK

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

UNK Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

Of the 35 visual and performing arts students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNK, about 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical visual and performing arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at UNK since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at UNK 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 Nebraska at Kearney with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	30
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNK Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of visual and performing arts master's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from UNK, 91% 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 Nebraska at Kearney with a master's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNK 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 Nebraska at Kearney. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Nebraska at Kearney. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts	45
Music	17
Drama & Theater Arts	6

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• 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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
High School Teachers	7,880	$57,500
Professors	2,270	$52,410
Graphic Designers	1,880	$47,980
Managers	1,700	$101,380
Producers and Directors	560	$51,620

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.