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Visual & Performing Arts at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

What traits are you looking for in a visual and performing arts school? To help you decide if University of North Carolina at Wilmington is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's visual and performing arts program.

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and has a total student population of 17,915. In 2021, 159 visual and performing arts majors received their bachelor's degree from UNCW.

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.

UNCW Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

UNCW Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks visual and performing arts programs across the country. The following shows how UNCW performed in these rankings.

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 UNCW 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 366
Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools 388
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 602
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Schools 890

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from UNCW. This is the #459 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UNCW

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

UNCW Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 159 visual and performing arts majors earned their bachelor's degree from UNCW. Of these graduates, 44% were men and 56% 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 UNCW since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at UNCW 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 North Carolina at Wilmington with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 129
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

UNCW 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

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 North Carolina at Wilmington. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 95
Fine & Studio Arts 28
Drama & Theater Arts 27
Music 9

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers 25,240 $47,580
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Graphic Designers 6,460 $49,700
Professors 5,220 $70,590
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,860 $66,640

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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