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Visual & Performing Arts at Wayne State University

Visual & Performing Arts at Wayne State University

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 Wayne State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 26,241 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.

Wayne State Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Wayne State Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at Wayne State 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in visual & performing arts, making the school the #114 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% 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 Wayne State since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at Wayne State 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 Wayne State University with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 103
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

Wayne State Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

66% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 34% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

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Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from Wayne State, 69% 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 Wayne State University with a master's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 24
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wayne State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts 56
Music 47
Drama & Theater Arts 46
Dance 13
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 6

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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers 24,130 $62,950
Managers 6,370 $98,780
Graphic Designers 5,680 $47,700
Commercial and Industrial Designers 5,060 $75,430
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,710 $76,250

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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