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Visual & Performing Arts at West Virginia State University

If you are interested in studying visual and performing arts, you may want to check out the program at West Virginia State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WVSU is located in Institute, West Virginia and has a total student population of 3,638. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from WVSU.

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.

WVSU Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

WVSU Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the visual and performing arts progam at WVSU 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 WVSU 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
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1,102
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1,181
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools 1,779

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at WVSU

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

WVSU Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from WVSU. About 40% of these graduates were women and the other 60% were men. The typical visual and performing arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at WVSU since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at WVSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual and performing arts bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

WVSU 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

If you plan to be a visual and 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 West Virginia State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Music 3
Fine & Studio Arts 2

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia State University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
High School Teachers 3,790 $47,050
Managers 1,880 $77,290
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 660 $52,560
Graphic Designers 520 $45,360
Communications Professors 330 $51,150

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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