What Can I Do with My Visual and Performing Arts Degree?
Our faculty are dedicated to mentoring students, preparing them for the job market. Students explore a range of vocations within corporate and non-profit organizations and are encouraged to undertake Internships with local arts organizations, design firms and professional groups.
Visual Arts
- Art education students are prepared for graduate school or for entry into public or private P-12 school systems as teachers.
- In fine arts, students are prepared to enter graduate school or practice as a professional artist.
- Graphic design students are prepared for professional careers in a variety of areas including, but not limited to, graphic design firms, advertising agencies and new media and related technology companies.
- In photography, students are prepared to enter graduate school or an aspect of commercial photography, which may include editorial or studio work.
Alumni enjoy success after college and are employed within the Midwest and across the nation at design firms, photography studios, galleries and academic institutions. Recent alums are now employed within each of the academic disciplines we offer.
Music
- Music education students are prepared for graduate study or for entry into public or private P–12 school systems as teachers, ensemble directors and arts leaders.
- Music therapy students are prepared to enter professional practice as board-certified music therapists in clinical, hospital and community settings, or to pursue advanced study in related health and counseling fields.
- Music performance and jazz studies students are prepared for graduate study, for careers as professional performers in a variety of ensembles and organizations and for work as private instructors in their primary area.
- Music composition students are prepared for graduate study or for work in a range of creative and music-related fields, including media, production and interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Music studies students are prepared for graduate study or for a wide variety of careers both within and beyond the arts.
Theatre
Theatre studies students are prepared for graduate study or for work across all aspects of theatrical production, including performance, design, technical theatre, and stage management, in settings ranging from community organizations to professional companies.
