Visual and Performing Arts
Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry
Focuses on the aesthetics, techniques, and creative processes for designing and fashioning objects in one or more of the handcraft or folk art traditions, and that prepares you to create in any of these media.
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Careers this field can lead to
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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
- Median pay
- $78,620
- Hiring change through 2035
- 2.2%
- Job openings a year
- 8,000
To get hiredMaster's degree
Explore this career Growing with the economyArtists and Related Workers, All Other
- Median pay
- $71,240
- Hiring change through 2035
- 2.0%
- Job openings a year
- 1,100
To get hiredNo formal educational credential
Explore this career Growing with the economyCraft Artists
- Median pay
- $46,080
- Hiring change through 2035
- 2.0%
- Job openings a year
- 1,000
To get hiredNo formal educational credential
Explore this careerAll work is projected to grow 3.5% between 2025 and 2035; read every hiring-change figure against it.
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| College | Degrees a year | Admit rate | Program admission | Average annual cost after aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Commonwealth University VA | 27 | 93% | First-year program admission · Portfolio requiredVCUarts faculty separately reviews arts materials: visual art/design and technical theatre submit portfolios; performing arts audition/interview. Fall 2027 regular application deadline is Jan 15. | $21,000 |