by our College Data Analytics TeamVisual & Performing Arts is a program of study at Occidental College. 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. Oxy is in the top 10% of the country for visual and performing arts. More specifically it was ranked #62 out of 983 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #7 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for Oxy.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Oxy paid an average of $2,333 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $55,980 | $55,980 |
| Fees | $596 | $596 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,240 | $1,240 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,600 | $16,600 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,500 | $1,500 |
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Oxy 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 Oxy Online Learning page.
Women made up around 60.7% of the visual and performing arts students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 63.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 32.8% of the visual and performing arts bachelor’s degrees at Oxy in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 7 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 37 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Visual & Performing Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Drama & Theater Arts | 9 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 24 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 17 |
| Music | 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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