by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Visual & Performing 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 Longwood University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in visual arts, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of 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 Longwood was ranked #27 on College Factual's Best Schools for visual arts list. It is also ranked #2 in Virginia.
Here are some of the other rankings for Longwood.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Longwood paid an average of $1,020 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $472 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,180 | $24,620 |
| Fees | $5,730 | $5,730 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,350 | $1,350 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,076 | $12,076 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,348 | $2,348 |
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The median early career salary of visual arts students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Longwood is $35,274 per year. That is 41% higher than the national average of $25,002.
Longwood 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 Longwood Online Learning page.
About 73.9% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in visual arts in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 58.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in visual arts at Longwood in 2019-2020, 13.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 19 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
General Visual & Performing Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Visual & Performing Arts | 23 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general visual and performing arts.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 11 |
*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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