Visual & Performing Arts at University of South Florida - Main Campus

Every visual and 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 and performing arts program at University of South Florida - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and approximately 50,626 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 204 students received a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from USF Tampa.

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.

USF Tampa Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

USF Tampa Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at USF Tampa 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	96
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	219
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In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from USF Tampa. This makes it the #107 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in visual and performing arts, making the school the #104 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at USF Tampa

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual and performing arts majors at University of South Florida - Main Campus.

USF Tampa Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of visual and performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at USF Tampa are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual and 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 South Florida - Main Campus with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	118
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

USF Tampa Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

Of the 41 visual and performing arts students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from USF Tampa, about 51% were men and 49% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. USF Tampa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from USF Tampa, 61% 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 South Florida - Main Campus with a master's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	25
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

USF Tampa also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 1 students 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 South Florida - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts	127
Music	34
Drama & Theater Arts	28
Design & Applied Arts	26
Dance	16
Other Visual Art	15

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

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 FL, the home state for University of South Florida - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Professors	16,250	$61,440
Graphic Designers	13,550	$48,780
Producers and Directors	6,630	$70,630

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
• Image Credit: By Rick DeBow under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.