Visual & Performing Arts at University of Southern California

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 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.

USC Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

USC Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at USC 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 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual & performing arts, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

61% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% 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 USC since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Southern California with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	90
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	108
White	300
International Students	57
Other Races/Ethnicities	60

USC Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

56% Women

41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. USC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the visual & performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	45
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	55
White	120
International Students	97
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

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 Southern California. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	310
Music	182
Drama & Theater Arts	175
Arts & Media Management	111
Fine & Studio Arts	82
Design & Applied Arts	67
General Visual & Performing Arts	49
Dance	21
Other Visual Art	3

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 CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Graphic Designers	29,320	$61,100
Producers and Directors	25,320	$115,080

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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