Fine Arts at Western Illinois University

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every fine arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the fine arts program at Western Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,490.

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.

WIU Fine Arts Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts

WIU Fine Arts Rankings

The fine arts major at WIU 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 WIU

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

WIU Fine Arts Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of fine arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% 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 WIU since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in fine arts at WIU 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 Western Illinois University with a bachelor's in fine arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Art Studies

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 IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	3,940	$68,360
Fine Artists	260	$46,870

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
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