Visual & Performing Arts is a program of study at Appalachian State University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in visual and performing arts, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Appalachian State was ranked #281 on College Factual's Best Schools for visual and performing arts list. It is also ranked #6 in North Carolina.
Here are some of the other rankings for Appalachian State.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Appalachian State was $644 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $143 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
---|---|---|
Tuition | $4,242 | $19,049 |
Fees | $3,168 | $3,168 |
Books and Supplies | $700 | $700 |
On Campus Room and Board | $9,174 | $9,174 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,908 | $2,908 |
Learn more about Appalachian State tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Appalachian State visual and performing arts bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Appalachian State Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in visual and performing arts in 2019-2020, 56.6% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 63.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in visual and performing arts at Appalachian State in 2019-2020, 15.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 9 |
Black or African American | 5 |
Hispanic or Latino | 19 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 |
White | 232 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 12 |
Visual & Performing Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Dance | 8 |
Design & Applied Arts | 144 |
Drama & Theater Arts | 28 |
Fine & Studio Arts | 55 |
Music | 17 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.