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#1 #1 Best College for Visual and Performing Arts, General in the U.S. Harvard University Cambridge, MA There are plenty of classes to choose from at Harvard; they offer almost 3,900 courses in 49 undergraduate fields. Your curriculum is designed based on your goals and they require no predetermined courses for your major outside of an Expository Writing course for all freshmen....view more Acceptance Rate 3% Annual Degrees Awarded 11 SAT Score 1,500–1,590 Est. Net Price * $17,900 Median Starting Salary $42,877
#2 #2 Best College for Visual and Performing Arts, General in the U.S. Yale University New Haven, CT Yale offers students seventy possible majors, which must be declared by sophomore or junior years, but students are always welcome to change. Some of the top majors currently are Econometrics and Quantitative Economics, Computer and Information Sciences, General, Political Science and Government, General, History, General,......view more Acceptance Rate 4% Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score 1,490–1,570 Est. Net Price * $26,044 Median Starting Salary $44,796
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Institution	Scaled Score	Acceptance Rate	Annual Degrees Awarded	SAT Score	Est. Net Price *	Median Starting Salary	Save
Harvard University Cambridge, MA There are plenty of classes to choose from at Harvard; they offer almost 3,900 courses in 49 undergraduate...view more	100	3%	11	1,500 - 1,590	$17,900	$42,877
Yale University New Haven, CT Yale offers students seventy possible majors, which must be declared by sophomore or junior years, but...view more	85	4%	1	1,490 - 1,570	$26,044	$44,796

About Visual and Performing Arts, General

A general, undifferentiated program that focuses on the visual and performing arts and that may prepare individuals in any of the visual artistic media or performing disciplines.

Students studying Visual and Performing Arts, General can earn up to a Post masters certificate. On average, 67% percent of women and 33% percent of men make up the degrees awarded across all college campuses. Visual and Performing Arts, General is most common in Massachusetts. The Median Starting Salary for an undergraduate degree in Visual and Performing Arts, General is $39,600.

Popularity of Visual and Performing Arts, General Degrees in the U.S.

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Careers

Majoring in Visual and Performing Arts, General, your experience is applicable to different careers. Visual and Performing Arts, General majors go on to find jobs including Photographers and Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary which are in high demand. Some of the jobs with the highest salary for Visual and Performing Arts, General majors include Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary, Artists and Related Workers, All Other and Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators.

Top Paying Careers

These are the highest paying careers for Visual and Performing Arts, General majors.

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Career	Median Salary	Average Annual Job Openings	Employment 2022	Employment 2032	% Change
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,360	10,200	123,900	127,800	3%
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	$74,750	1,400	14,000	14,500	4%
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	$59,300	2,900	29,100	30,600	5%
Photographers	$40,760	13,900	148,900	155,000	4%
Craft Artists	$36,600	1,100	11,500	12,000	4%

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Most In-Demand Careers

These are the careers in highest demand for Visual and Performing Arts, General majors.

Student Demographics

Total Students

Female Students

8 (66%)

Male Students

4 (33%)

White (4, 33%)

Hispanic or Latino (3, 25%)

U.S. Nonresident (3, 25%)

Two or more races (1, 8%)

Race/ethnicity unknown (1, 8%)

Asian (0, <1%)

American Indian or Alaska Native (0, <1%)

Black or African American (0, <1%)

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (0, <1%)

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#1 Best College for Visual and Performing Arts, General in the U.S.

Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

3%

11

1,500–1,590

$17,900

$42,877

#2 Best College for Visual and Performing Arts, General in the U.S.

Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

4%

1

1,490–1,570

$26,044

$44,796

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Most In-Demand Careers

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