Fine Arts at Washington University in St Louis

If you plan to study fine arts, take a look at what Washington University in St Louis has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 15,449 students attend the school each year.

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

WUSTL Fine Arts Degrees Available

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

WUSTL Fine Arts Rankings

The fine arts major at WUSTL is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Fine 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.

Fine Arts Student Demographics at WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fine arts majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL Fine Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of fine arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical fine arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at WUSTL since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Washington University in St Louis with a bachelor's in fine arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WUSTL Fine Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of fine arts master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in fine arts each year. WUSTL does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

In the fine arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Painting
• Printmaking
• Art History

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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,430	$80,570
Fine Artists	110	$39,430
Artists	60	$45,450

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 Bachrach44 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.