Visual & Performing Arts at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 31,142 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.

UNLV Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Visual & Performing Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts
Master’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

UNLV Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at UNLV 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual & performing arts, making the school the #81 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UNLV

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

UNLV Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

58% Women

68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% 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 UNLV since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	35
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	88
White	84
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	45

UNLV Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

56% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. UNLV does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nevada - Las Vegas with a master's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

Visual & Performing Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Nevada - Las Vegas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	74
Drama & Theater Arts	60
Design & Applied Arts	56
Fine & Studio Arts	55
Music	54
Dance	23

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Managers	7,120	$102,060
High School Teachers	5,930	$57,910
Graphic Designers	2,000	$49,330
Professors	810	$58,280
Producers and Directors	800	$67,190

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 Stan Shebs under License

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