by our College Data Analytics TeamVisual & Performing Arts is a program of study at Virginia Tech. 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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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, Virginia Tech came in at #26. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #2 in Virginia.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Virginia Tech was $1,248 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $476 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,420 | $29,960 |
| Fees | $2,329 | $2,933 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,100 | $1,100 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,556 | $9,556 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,350 | $3,350 |
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Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech Online Learning page.
About 64.9% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in visual and performing arts in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 63.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in visual and performing arts at Virginia Tech in 2019-2020, 22.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 9 |
| Black or African American | 10 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 101 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 16 |
Visual & Performing Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 60 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 23 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 49 |
| Music | 16 |
*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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