by our College Data Analytics TeamVisual & Performing Arts is a program of study at New York University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in visual and performing arts, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for visual and performing arts majors, NYU came in at #36. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #7 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for NYU.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at NYU was $1,537 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 | $52,204 | $52,204 |
| Fees | $2,676 | $2,676 |
| Books and Supplies | $718 | $718 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $19,244 | $19,244 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,790 | $2,790 |
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NYU 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 NYU Online Learning page.
About 60.3% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in visual and performing arts in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 63.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 33.2% of the visual and performing arts bachelor’s degrees at NYU in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 105 |
| Black or African American | 64 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 150 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 550 |
| International Students | 176 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 147 |
Visual & Performing Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dance | 25 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 427 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 465 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 88 |
| Music | 76 |
*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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