General Visual & Performing Arts

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2016

3,143

growing 2.34%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$6,610

growing 2.16%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$32,060

growing 8.2%

Average Wage

$57,092

growing 1.36%

People in Workforce

2.04M

growing 2.1%

Average Employee Age

40.8

growing 0.397%

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Employment

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The locations with the highest concentration of General Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients are New York, NY, Columbus, OH, and George Mason, VA. The locations with a relatively high number of General Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients are North Bennington, VT, Buena Vista, VA, and Farmville, VA. The most common degree awarded to students studying General Visual & Performing Arts is a bachelors degree.

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Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in General Visual & Performing Arts and the types of students that study this field. George Mason University awards the most degrees in General Visual & Performing Arts in the US, but Portland Actors Conservatory and Circle in the Square Theatre School have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in General Visual & Performing Arts.

Tuition costs for General Visual & Performing Arts majors are, on average, $6,610 for in-state public colleges, and $32,060 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers General Visual & Performing Arts programs are Public, 2-year institutions (118 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (1,407 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in General Visual & Performing Arts

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in General Visual & Performing Arts, is Public, 4-year or above (1,407 completions).

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

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$6,610

Median In-State Public

$32,060

Median Out of State Private

George Mason University has the most General Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients, with 118 degrees awarded in 2016.

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

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Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Portland Actors Conservatory
100%
Circle in the Square Theatre School
100%
Bloomfield College
17.1%

Out of all institutions that offer General Visual & Performing Arts programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Portland Actors Conservatory and Circle in the Square Theatre School have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in General Visual & Performing Arts, with 100% and 100%, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in General Visual & Performing Arts

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in General Visual & Performing Arts by year.

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

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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 $57,092 and the most common occupations are Designers, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Miscellaneous managers.

The industry that employs the most Visual & Performing Arts majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments.

Wages

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

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$57,092

Average Wage in Workforce

± $1,021

1.36%

1 Year Growth

± 2.55%

The average salary for Visual & Performing Arts majors is $57,092 and the most common occupations are Designers, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Miscellaneous managers.

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± 34,841

2.1%

1 Year Growth

± 2.38%

The number of Visual & Performing Arts graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.1%, from 2M in 2016 to 2.04M in 2017.

The industry which employs the most Visual & Performing Arts graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Visual & Performing Arts.

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Specialty Locations

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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.

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Diversity

Demographic information on those who earn a degree in Visual & Performing Arts in the US. The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Visual & Performing Arts is 40.8, and 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 earn the majority (1,684) of the degrees.

Workforce Age

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40.8

Average Age in 2017

± 0.225 Years

0.397%

1 Year Change

± 0.779%

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 29 and 26 years old, which represent 3.64% and 3.64% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in General Visual & Performing Arts are Bachelors Degree, Associates Degree, and < 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate.

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Workforce Degrees

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The most common degree types held by the working population in Visual & Performing Arts are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Gender Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (64.2%)

Most Common Gender with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
1,684 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
563 degrees awarded
Black or African American
347 degrees awarded

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

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Gender Combination

White Female
672 degrees awarded
White Male
318 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
131 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by gender for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in General Visual & Performing Arts. White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and gender.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Countries of Origin

Korea
27,530 degree recipients
China
18,664 degree recipients
Mexico
13,350 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Armenia
5.11 times more than expected
Korea
5.03 times more than expected
Azerbaijan
4.93 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Armenia that hold Visual & Performing Arts degrees (5.11 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Korea (27,530 degree recipients).

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the General Visual & Performing Arts field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. General Visual & Performing Arts majors need many skills, but most especially Active Learning. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that General Visual & Performing Arts majors need more than the average amount of Equipment Selection, Operation and Control, and Operations Analysis.

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 General Visual & Performing 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 Equipment Selection is very distinctive for majors, but the Active Learning, Critical Thinking, and Active Listening are the three most important skills for people in the field.