by our College Data Analytics TeamVisual & Performing Arts is a program of study at Wentworth Institute of Technology. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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. WIT is in the top 10% of the country for visual and performing arts. More specifically it was ranked #54 out of 983 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #9 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for WIT.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at WIT paid an average of $1,128 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $35,970 | $35,970 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,966 | $14,966 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,750 | $3,750 |
Learn more about WIT tuition and fees.
WIT 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 WIT Online Learning page.
About 54.2% 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%.
Around 11.9% of visual and performing arts bachelor’s degree recipients at WIT in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 49 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Visual & Performing Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 59 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
