Visual & Performing Arts at University of the District of Columbia

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

University of the District of Columbia is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 3,725.

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.

University of the District of Columbia Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts
• Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

University of the District of Columbia Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at University of the District of Columbia 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 University of the District of Columbia

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

University of the District of Columbia Visual & Performing Arts Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of visual & performing arts associate's degrees went to men and 11% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in visual & performing arts only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at University of the District of Columbia may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 51% more women than average.

University of the District of Columbia does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in visual & performing arts graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

University of the District of Columbia Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% 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 University of the District of Columbia since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 50% 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 the District of Columbia with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	1
International Students	1
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 the District of Columbia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts	14
Design & Applied Arts	12
Music	7

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 DC, the home state for University of the District of Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Managers	19,910	$147,460
High School Teachers	3,850	$65,180
Producers and Directors	2,360	$89,390
Graphic Designers	1,690	$71,180
Writers and Authors	1,250	$101,690

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 Matthew Bisanz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.