by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Digital Arts. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Visual & Performing Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Maryland Institute College of Art. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in visual arts, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at MICA was ranked #61 on College Factual's Best Schools for visual arts list. It is also ranked #2 in Maryland.
Here are some of the other rankings for MICA.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at MICA was $2,020 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $48,510 | $48,510 |
| Fees | $680 | $680 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,700 | $1,700 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,050 | $15,050 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,230 | $1,230 |
Learn more about MICA tuition and fees.
MICA does not offer an online option for its visual arts bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the MICA Online Learning page.
Women made up around 70.4% of the visual arts students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 58.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 51.9% of the visual arts bachelor’s degrees at MICA in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
General Visual & Performing Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Digital Arts | 27 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general visual and performing arts.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 180 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 19 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 127 |
View All General Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors >
*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.
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