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Visual & Performing Arts at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Visual & Performing Arts at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 24,565 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.

UWM Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Visual & Performing Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts
  • Master’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

UWM Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at UWM 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 UWM

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

UWM Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 37% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at UWM are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 194
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 19

UWM Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

55% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. UWM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from UWM, 66% 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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a master's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 61
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts 128
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 89
Drama & Theater Arts 39
Music 38
Dance 27

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
High School Teachers 20,070 $58,360
Managers 12,400 $85,050
Graphic Designers 5,780 $47,980
Professors 2,770 $76,130
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,820 $75,220

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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