We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at Purchase College. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. At its best it places at #32 out of 71 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual.
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Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available at Purchase College
The table below lists every degree level granted in visual & performing arts at Purchase College, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.
Purchase College Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degrees
In the most recent year for which we have data, SUNY at Purchase College handed out 374 bachelor’s degrees in visual & performing arts.
Bachelor’s Rankings
Purchase College is in the top 5% of the country for visual & performing arts at the bachelor’s level. Its best result was #32 out of 71 schools by College Factual.
Visual & Performing Arts students who finish a bachelor’s at Purchase College go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $30,581 a year. This is below $35,596, the median for all majors at Purchase College.
Student Debt of Visual & Performing Arts Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree
Earning a bachelor’s degree at Purchase College, visual & performing arts graduates take on a median debt of $25,057 in student loans. This is higher than $23,572, the typical median for all majors at Purchase College.
Among recent graduates, 39% of visual & performing arts bachelor’s degrees went to men and 61% went to women.
The majority of visual & performing arts bachelor’s degree graduates at Purchase College were White. Roughly 55% of graduates fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from SUNY at Purchase College with a bachelor’s in visual & performing arts.
Ethnic Background
Number of Students
Asian
12
Black or African American
45
Hispanic or Latino
80
White
205
Non-Resident Aliens
11
Other Races
21
Dance, General (Bachelor’s)
Purchase College awarded 40 bachelor’s completions in dance, general recently — 78% to women and 22% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (38%).
Best Value General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #3
Best Value General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #8
Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #10
Best General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #18
Best Value General Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #53
Playwriting and Screenwriting (Bachelor’s)
Purchase College conferred 37 bachelor’s completions in playwriting and screenwriting in the most recent reporting year — 49% to women and 51% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (54%).
Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #2
Best Value Playwriting & Screenwriting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #2
Best Value Playwriting & Screenwriting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #2
Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #3
Best Playwriting & Screenwriting Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #9
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General (Bachelor’s)
Purchase College granted 36 bachelor’s completions in drama and dramatics/theatre arts, general in the latest year of data — 81% to women and 19% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (50%).
Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #10
Best Value Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #10
Best Value Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #15
Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #18
Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #122
Visual and Performing Arts, General (Bachelor’s)
Purchase College granted 32 bachelor’s completions in visual and performing arts, general in the latest year of data — 72% to women and 28% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (59%).
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #3
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #3
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #5
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #8
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #33
Fine and Studio Arts Management (Bachelor’s)
Purchase College granted 30 bachelor’s completions in fine and studio arts management in the most recent reporting year — 77% to women and 23% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (50%).
Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #2
Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #2
Best Fine & Studio Arts Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #3
Best Fine & Studio Arts Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #4
Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #7
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology (Bachelor’s)
Purchase College awarded 22 bachelor’s completions in technical theatre/theatre design and technology recently — 55% to women and 45% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (82%).
Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #3
Best Value Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #3
Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #5
Best Value Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #5
Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #14
Painting (Bachelor’s)
Purchase College conferred 21 bachelor’s completions in painting recently — 90% to women and 10% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (52%).
Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #3
Best Value Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #4
Best Value Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #4
Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #5
Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #10
Cinematography and Film/Video Production (Bachelor’s)
Purchase College granted 19 bachelor’s completions in cinematography and film/video production in the latest year of data — 47% to women and 53% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (42%).
Best Value Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #5
Best Value Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #6
Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #13
Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #21
Best Value Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #47
Graphic Design (Bachelor’s)
Purchase College granted 17 bachelor’s degrees in graphic design in the most recent reporting year — 53% to women and 47% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (53%).
Best Value Graphic Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #9
Best Graphic Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #10
Best Value Graphic Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #11
Best Graphic Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #19
Best Value Graphic Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #89
Acting (Bachelor’s)
Purchase College conferred 15 bachelor’s completions in acting recently — 47% to women and 53% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (53%).
Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #2
Best Value Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #2
Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #4
Best Value Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #5
Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #19
Film/Cinema/Media Studies (Bachelor’s)
Purchase College granted 15 bachelor’s degrees in film/cinema/media studies in the latest year of data — 27% to women and 73% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (60%).
Best Value Film Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #5
Best Value Film Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #7
Best Film Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #13
Best Film Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #19
Best Value Film Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #48
Jazz/Jazz Studies (Bachelor’s)
Purchase College awarded 15 bachelor’s completions in jazz/jazz studies in the latest year of data — 13% to women and 87% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (60%).
Best Jazz Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #4
Best Jazz Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #4
Best Value Jazz Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #4
Best Value Jazz Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #6
Best Jazz Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #7
Photography (Bachelor’s)
Purchase College granted 13 bachelor’s completions in photography in the latest year of data — 92% to women and 8% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (62%).
Best Value Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #3
Best Value Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #3
Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #6
Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #8
Best Value Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #20
Music Theory and Composition (Bachelor’s)
Purchase College conferred 13 bachelor’s degrees in music theory and composition recently — 23% to women and 77% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (62%).
Best Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #2
Best Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #2
Best Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #4
Best Value Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #7
Best Value Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #9
Printmaking (Bachelor’s)
Purchase College awarded 12 bachelor’s degrees in printmaking in the latest year of data — 83% to women and 17% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (75%).
Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #1
Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #1
Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #3
Best Value Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #3
Best Value Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #3
Musical Theatre (Bachelor’s)
Purchase College granted 11 bachelor’s completions in musical theatre in the latest year of data — 9% to women and 91% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (55%).
Best Value Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #2
Best Value Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #2
Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #4
Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #5
Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #17
Art History, Criticism and Conservation (Bachelor’s)
Purchase College awarded 8 bachelor’s completions in art history, criticism and conservation in the most recent reporting year — 75% to women and 25% to men. The largest share of these graduates were Hispanic or Latino (38%).
Best Value Art History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #15
Best Value Art History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #27
Best Value Art History Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #154
Music Performance, General (Bachelor’s)
Purchase College awarded 8 bachelor’s completions in music performance, general in the most recent reporting year — 25% to women and 75% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (50%).
Best Value Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #8
Best Value Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #18
Best Value Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #124
Sculpture (Bachelor’s)
Purchase College awarded 5 bachelor’s degrees in sculpture in the latest year of data — 80% to women and 20% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (60%).
Best Value Sculpture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #4
Best Value Sculpture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #4
Best Value Sculpture Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #17
Voice and Opera (Bachelor’s)
Purchase College conferred 5 bachelor’s degrees in voice and opera recently — 80% to women and 20% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (100%).
Best Value Voice Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #1
Best Value Voice Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #3
Best Value Voice Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #24
Graduate Study in Visual & Performing Arts at Purchase College
This program is also offered at the graduate level at Purchase College. Here are the graduate award levels offered.
by our College Data Analytics Team
The majority of visual & performing arts bachelor’s degree graduates at Purchase College were White. Roughly 55% of graduates fell into this category.
