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Basic Certificates in Visual & Performing Arts

7,392 Yearly Graduations
55% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 39% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 3.0% of visual and performing arts graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Visual & Performing Arts Majors

In 2020-2021, 7,392 basic certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts majors. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in visual and performing arts at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 94,717
Associate Degree 20,063
Master’s Degree 15,845
Undergraduate Certificate 8,664
Basic Certificate 7,392
Doctor’s Degree 1,669
Graduate Certificate 865

Earnings of Visual & Performing Arts Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for visual and performing arts majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for visual and performing arts students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in visual and performing arts. About 55.1% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 3,319
Women 4,073
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The racial-ethnic distribution of visual and performing arts basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 354
Black or African American 988
Hispanic or Latino 1,221
White 3,982
International Students 225
Other Races/Ethnicities 622
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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts 4,204
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,169
General Visual & Performing Arts 478
Fine & Studio Arts 459
Music 421

Below are some popular majors that are similar to visual and performing arts that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts & Humanities 15,948
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 3,120
English Language & Literature 2,145
Philosophy & Religious Studies 505
Theology & Religious Vocations 484

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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