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General Visual & Performing Arts at University of Southern California

If you are interested in studying general visual and performing arts, you may want to check out the program at University of Southern California. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287. In 2021, 37 visual arts majors received their bachelor's degree from USC.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Visual & Performing Arts section at the bottom of this page.

USC General Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

USC General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual arts major at USC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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, 12 students received their master’s degree in visual arts from USC. This makes it the #8 most popular school for visual arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of USC Visual Arts Graduates

The median salary of visual arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at USC is $18,394. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $25,314 for all visual arts students.

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Visual Arts Student Demographics at USC

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

USC General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

68% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 37 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Visual & Performing Arts from USC in 2020-2021, 32% were men and 68% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual 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 arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 15
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

USC General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

58% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in visual arts from USC. About 58% of these graduates were women and the other 42% were men.

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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 arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

USC also has a doctoral program available in visual arts. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Visual Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual 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
Graphic Designers 29,320 $61,100
Multimedia Artists and Animators 10,760 $87,960
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 9,710 $115,460
Art Directors 7,620 $127,630
Photographers 6,060 $52,720

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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