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Fine Arts at Western Kentucky University

Fine Arts at Western Kentucky University

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 Kentucky University stacks up to those at other schools.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517.

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.

WKU Fine Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts

WKU Fine Arts Rankings

The fine arts major at WKU 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 WKU

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

WKU Fine Arts Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of fine arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in fine arts at WKU 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 Kentucky University with a bachelor's in fine arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 36
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 790 $76,750
Fine Artists 60 $43,870

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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