Fine & Studio Arts

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2022

37,604

growing 0.511%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$7,666

growing 0.657%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$41,068

growing 4.12%

Average Wage

$70,742

growing 8.97%

People in Workforce

2.28M

growing 3.24%

Average Employee Age

41.2

growing 0.215%

About

The most common degree awarded to students studying Fine & Studio Arts is a bachelors degree.

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Visual & Performing Arts

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Fine & Studio Arts and the types of students that study this field. Mesa Community College awards the most degrees in Fine & Studio Arts in the US, but Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad and Sotheby's Institute of Art-NY have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Fine & Studio Arts.

Tuition costs for Fine & Studio Arts majors are, on average, $7,666 for in-state public colleges, and $41,068 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Fine & Studio Arts programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (644 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (19,506 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Fine & Studio Arts (2022)

Mesa Community College
924 degrees awarded
Glendale Community College
817 degrees awarded
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
735 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Fine & Studio Arts, is Public, 4-year or above (19,506 completions in 2022).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Fine & Studio Arts programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$7,666

Median In-State Public

$41,068

Median Out of State Private

Mesa Community College has the most Fine & Studio Arts degree recipients, with 924 degrees awarded in 2022.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Fine & Studio Arts.

Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Out of all institutions that offer Fine & Studio Arts programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Fine & Studio Arts, with 100%.

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Fine & Studio Arts

Maricopa County, AZ
5,127 degrees awarded
Los Angeles County, CA
2,275 degrees awarded
New York County, NY
1,454 degrees awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Fine & Studio Arts by year.

Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Fine & Studio Arts.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Visual & Performing Arts graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Visual & Performing Arts majors is $70,742 and the most common occupations are .

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Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Fine & Studio Arts is from the 2 Digit Course Visual & Performing Arts.

$70,742

Average Wage in Workforce

± $1,232

8.97%

1 Year Growth

± 2.27%

The average salary for Visual & Performing Arts majors is $70,742 and the most common occupations are .

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Visual & Performing Arts majors.

Most Common

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The most common occupations Visual & Performing Arts majors, by number of employees, are .

Most Specialized

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Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Visual & Performing Arts majors working as .

Highest Paid

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The highest paid occupations by median income for Visual & Performing Arts majors are .

Occupations by Share

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2.28M

2022 Workforce

± 36,762

3.24%

1 Year Growth

± 2.23%

The number of Visual & Performing Arts graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.24%, from 2.2M in 2021 to 2.28M in 2022.

The largest single share of Visual & Performing Arts graduates go on to work as false (0%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Visual & Performing Arts by share of the total number of graduates.

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Fine & Studio Arts is from the 2 Digit Course Visual & Performing Arts.

The most common industries that employ Visual & Performing Arts majors, by number of employees, are .

Highest Paid

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The highest paying industries of Visual & Performing Arts majors, by average wage, are .

Industries by Share

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2.28M

2022 Workforce

± 36,762

3.24%

1 Year Growth

± 2.23%

The number of Visual & Performing Arts graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.24%, from 2.2M in 2021 to 2.28M in 2022.

The industry which employs the most Visual & Performing Arts graduates by share is N/A, followed by N/A. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Visual & Performing Arts.

Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Fine & Studio Arts is from the 2 Digit Course Visual & Performing Arts.

PUMAS with a relatively high number of Visual & Performing Arts majors

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Visual & Performing Arts majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Visual & Performing Arts majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Visual & Performing Arts in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Visual & Performing Arts is 41.2.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Visual & Performing Arts degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Visual & Performing Arts (18,867 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Fine & Studio Arts is from the 2 Digit Course Visual & Performing Arts.

41.2

Average Age in 2022

± 0.211 Years

0.215%

1 Year Change

± 0.73%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Visual & Performing Arts. The most common ages of employees with this major are false and false years old, which represent NaNM% and NaNM% of the population, respectively.

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Fine & Studio Arts are Bachelors Degree, 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and Associates Degree.

Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (72.2%)

Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Fine & Studio Arts.

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
18,867 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
8,350 degrees awarded
Asian
2,668 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Fine & Studio Arts for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination

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N/A degrees awarded
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N/A degrees awarded
N/A
N/A degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of N/A recipients in Fine & Studio Arts.

N/A students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Fine & Studio Arts field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Fine & Studio Arts majors need many skills, but most especially Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Fine & Studio Arts majors need more than the average amount of Operations Analysis, Management of Financial Resources, and Management of Material Resources.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Fine & Studio Arts majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Operations Analysis is very distinctive for majors, but the Active Listening, Speaking, and Critical Thinking are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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