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Visual & Performing Arts at Winston - Salem State University

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Visual & Performing Arts at Winston - Salem State University

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

WSSU is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and approximately 5,169 students attend the school each year. Of the 991 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Winston - Salem State University in 2021, 16 of them were visual and performing arts majors.

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.

WSSU Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

WSSU Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the visual and performing arts progam at WSSU 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 WSSU 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 Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 870
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Schools 1,535

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at WSSU

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

WSSU Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
94% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The visual and performing arts program at WSSU awarded 16 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% 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 WSSU since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 58% 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 Winston - Salem 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 12
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

WSSU 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

The following visual and performing arts concentations are available at Winston - Salem State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Winston - Salem State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Music 11
Fine & Studio Arts 5

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 NC, the home state for Winston - Salem State University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers 25,240 $47,580
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Graphic Designers 6,460 $49,700
Professors 5,220 $70,590
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,860 $66,640

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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