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Visual & Performing Arts at University of Pennsylvania

Visual & Performing Arts at University of Pennsylvania

Every visual & performing arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the visual & performing arts program at University of Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 26,552 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.

UPenn Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

UPenn Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at UPenn 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 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual & performing arts, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

82% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 32
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

UPenn Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

74% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts 53
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 28
General Visual & Performing Arts 13
Music 9
Design & Applied Arts 6
Drama & Theater Arts 5

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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Managers 11,060 $126,290
Graphic Designers 8,710 $53,050
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 5,050 $80,740

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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