by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Digital 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 Otis College of Art and Design. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in visual arts, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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. Otis College of Art and Design is in the top 10% of the country for visual arts. More specifically it was ranked #16 out of 158 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for Otis College of Art and Design.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Otis College of Art and Design was $1,507 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $46,500 | $46,500 |
| Fees | $3,180 | $3,180 |
| Books and Supplies | $840 | $840 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,744 | $15,744 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,268 | $3,268 |
Learn more about Otis College of Art and Design tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Otis College of Art and Design in Visual Arts walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $27,375.
visual arts who receive their bachelor’s degree from Otis College of Art and Design make an average of $39,909 a year during the early days of their career. That is 60% higher than the national average of $25,002.
Online degrees for the Otis College of Art and Design visual 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 Otis College of Art and Design Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in visual arts in 2019-2020, 60.4% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 58.0%.
Around 56.3% of visual arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Otis College of Art and Design in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 13 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 15 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
General Visual & Performing Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Digital Arts | 48 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general visual and performing arts.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 87 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 24 |
*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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