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Visual & Performing Arts at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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Visual & Performing Arts at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

What traits are you looking for in a visual and 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 and performing arts program.

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 31,142 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 286 students received a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from UNLV.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

UNLV Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the visual and performing arts progam at UNLV 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 209

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from UNLV. This makes it the #146 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and 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 and performing arts majors at University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

UNLV Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 286 visual and performing arts students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNLV, about 37% were men and 63% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual and 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 and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 42
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 75
White 107
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 41

UNLV Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

63% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 37% of visual and performing arts master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from UNLV, 57% 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a master's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 17
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

UNLV also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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