Visual & Performing Arts at University of Rhode Island

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 17,649.

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 visual & 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.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% 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 URI since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & 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 & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	90
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

URI Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

33% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. URI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 29% more men than average.

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 & performing arts.

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

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 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 & 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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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