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Visual & Performing Arts at Wellesley College

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Visual & Performing Arts at Wellesley College

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

Wellesley is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts and approximately 2,280 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 32 visual and performing arts majors received their bachelor's degree from Wellesley.

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.

Wellesley Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

Wellesley Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the visual and performing arts progam at Wellesley compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at Wellesley 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools 47
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 48
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Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 406
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Schools 595

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Wellesley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual and performing arts majors at Wellesley College.

Wellesley Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 visual and performing arts majors earned their bachelor's degree from Wellesley. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wellesley College with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 16
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Wellesley also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

Visual & Performing Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wellesley College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts 15
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 7
Music 7
Drama & Theater Arts 3

Careers That Visual & Performing Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual and 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 MA, the home state for Wellesley College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
Managers 8,660 $131,450
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 6,190 $99,540
Graphic Designers 5,680 $64,010
Producers and Directors 3,250 $70,480

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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