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Visual & Performing Arts at Williams College

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Visual & Performing Arts at Williams College

What traits are you looking for in a visual and performing arts school? To help you decide if Williams College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's visual and performing arts program.

Williams is located in Williamstown, Massachusetts and approximately 1,987 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 46 visual and performing arts majors received their bachelor's degree from Williams.

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.

Williams Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Williams Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks visual and performing arts programs across the country. The following shows how Williams performed in these rankings.

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 Williams 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 Master’s Degree Schools 21
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools 88
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Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 236
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools 243
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Schools 258
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools 298
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools 429
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools 582

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from Williams. This makes it the #244 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Williams

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

Williams Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The visual and performing arts program at Williams awarded 46 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 41% of these degrees went to men with the other 59% going to women. The typical visual and performing arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at Williams since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Williams College with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 22
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Williams Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

64% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 visual and performing arts majors earned their master's degree from Williams. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 7
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Williams 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 Williams College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts 49
Drama & Theater Arts 8
Music 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 Williams 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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