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Visual & Performing Arts at University of Southern California

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,745 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Southern California in 2021, 613 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.

USC 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

USC Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual and 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.

In 2021, 317 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from USC. This makes it the #4 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and 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 and performing arts majors at University of Southern California.

USC Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

54% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of visual and performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to 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 USC since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Southern California with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 83
Black or African American 36
Hispanic or Latino 105
White 303
International Students 35
Other Races/Ethnicities 51

USC Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

52% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 317 students earned a master's degree in visual and performing arts from USC. About 52% of these graduates were women and the other 48% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. USC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

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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 and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 24
Black or African American 37
Hispanic or Latino 40
White 112
International Students 84
Other Races/Ethnicities 20

USC also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 31 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

Visual & Performing Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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