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Visual & Performing Arts at University of Rhode Island

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Visual & Performing Arts at University of Rhode Island

If you plan to study visual and performing arts, take a look at what University of Rhode Island has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 17,649. Of the 3,855 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Rhode Island in 2021, 108 of them were visual and performing arts majors.

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.

URI Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

URI Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the visual and performing arts progam at URI compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at URI 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
59
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools 419
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 791
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Schools 1,133

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from URI. This makes it the #420 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 108 visual and performing arts students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from URI, about 56% were men and 44% 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 URI since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at URI 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 Rhode Island with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 86
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

URI Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

50% Women
Of the 2 visual and performing arts students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from URI, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

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

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

URI 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

If you plan to be a visual and 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 Rhode Island. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 47
Drama & Theater Arts 25
Music 23
Fine & Studio Arts 15

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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation Jobs in RI Average Salary in RI
High School Teachers 4,410 $71,440
Managers 830 $114,660
Graphic Designers 820 $58,720
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 710 $83,080
Jewelers, Precious Stone and Metal Workers 660 $43,710

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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