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Visual & Performing Arts at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Visual & Performing Arts at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Every visual & 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 & performing arts program at University of Washington - Seattle Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 48,149.

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.

UW Seattle Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

UW Seattle Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at UW Seattle 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 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual & performing arts, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 60
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 33
White 118
International Students 39
Other Races/Ethnicities 45

UW Seattle Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

54% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. UW Seattle does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from UW Seattle, 57% 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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a master's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 20
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

The following visual & performing arts concentations are available at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts 145
Drama & Theater Arts 57
Music 51
Design & Applied Arts 38
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 38
Dance 21
Other Visual Art 2

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers 14,560 $67,550
Managers 11,280 $125,490
Graphic Designers 5,060 $60,530
Producers and Directors 2,400 $71,430
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,930 $67,430

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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