This statistic shows the number of educational degrees in visual and performing arts in the United States from 1999 to 2013. In year 2013, approximately 139,790 degrees were awarded in the United States.
Number of visual and performing arts degrees in the United States from 1999 to 2013 (in thousands)*
Characteristic
Number of degrees in thousands
2013
139.79
2012
137.29
2011
133.26
2010
128.66
2009
127.56
2008
122.21
2007
120.56
2006
119.96
2005
118.07
2004
115.32
2003
107.88
2002
100.39
2001
92.15
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* Included are associates, bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees. Figures for before 2002 come from earlier editions of the publication Figures have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic.
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Americans for the Arts. (April 8, 2016). Number of visual and performing arts degrees in the United States from 1999 to 2013 (in thousands)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/192940/degrees-in-visual-and-performing-arts-in-the-us-since-1999/
Americans for the Arts. "Number of visual and performing arts degrees in the United States from 1999 to 2013 (in thousands)*." Chart. April 8, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192940/degrees-in-visual-and-performing-arts-in-the-us-since-1999/
Americans for the Arts. (2016). Number of visual and performing arts degrees in the United States from 1999 to 2013 (in thousands)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192940/degrees-in-visual-and-performing-arts-in-the-us-since-1999/
Americans for the Arts. "Number of Visual and Performing Arts Degrees in The United States from 1999 to 2013 (in Thousands)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Apr 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192940/degrees-in-visual-and-performing-arts-in-the-us-since-1999/
Americans for the Arts, Number of visual and performing arts degrees in the United States from 1999 to 2013 (in thousands)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192940/degrees-in-visual-and-performing-arts-in-the-us-since-1999/ (last visited May 16, 2025)
Number of visual and performing arts degrees in the United States from 1999 to 2013 (in thousands)* [Graph], Americans for the Arts, April 8, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/192940/degrees-in-visual-and-performing-arts-in-the-us-since-1999/
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