Visual & Performing Arts at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and has a total student population of 17,915.

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
Master’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

UNCW Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & 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.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UNCW

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

UNCW Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

59% Women

19% 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 UNCW since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & 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 & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	124
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UNCW Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

39% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. UNCW does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from UNCW, 56% 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 North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

If you plan to be a visual & performing arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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 & 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.

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