Fine & Studio Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University

If you are interested in studying fine & studio arts, you may want to check out the program at Virginia Commonwealth University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070.

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

VCU Fine & Studio Arts Degrees Available

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

VCU Fine & Studio Arts Rankings

The fine arts major at VCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Fine & Studio 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in fine arts, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Fine Arts Student Demographics at VCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fine arts majors at Virginia Commonwealth University.

VCU Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of fine arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in fine arts at VCU 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in fine arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	36
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

VCU Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of fine arts master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in fine arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Fine & Studio Arts

The following fine arts concentations are available at Virginia Commonwealth University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Commonwealth University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Painting	35
Sculpture	34
Art History	20
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies	17

Related Majors

• Dance
• Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry
• Music
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts

Careers That Fine Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in fine 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Photographers	860	$37,420
Art Directors	510	$91,770
Multimedia Artists and Animators	480	$65,430

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.