by our College Data Analytics TeamVisual & Performing Arts is a program of study at Brown 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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. Brown was ranked #106 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for visual and performing arts majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #2 in Rhode Island.
Here are some of the other rankings for Brown.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Brown was $1,851 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $59,254 | $59,254 |
| Fees | $1,330 | $1,330 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,642 | $1,642 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,908 | $15,908 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,202 | $2,202 |
Learn more about Brown tuition and fees.
Brown does not offer an online option for its visual and performing arts bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Brown Online Learning page.
Women made up around 61.5% of the visual and performing arts students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 63.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 32.3% of the visual and performing arts bachelor’s degrees at Brown in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 10 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 46 |
| International Students | 12 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 12 |
Visual & Performing Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Drama & Theater Arts | 18 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 49 |
| Music | 29 |
*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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