by our College Data Analytics TeamVisual & Performing Arts is a program of study at St Mary’s College of Maryland. 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, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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. The bachelor's program at SMCM was ranked #262 on College Factual's Best Schools for visual and performing arts list. It is also ranked #6 in Maryland.
Here are some of the other rankings for SMCM.
Part-time undergraduates at SMCM paid an average of $200 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 | $12,116 | $28,192 |
| Fees | $3,008 | $3,008 |
| Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,595 | $13,595 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,690 | $1,690 |
Learn more about SMCM tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the SMCM visual and performing 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 SMCM Online Learning page.
Women made up around 62.5% of the visual and performing arts students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 63.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in visual and performing arts at SMCM in 2019-2020, 25.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 24 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Visual & Performing Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Drama & Theater Arts | 14 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 13 |
| Music | 5 |
*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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