The BFA’s Dance with Inequality
Submitted by Steve on May 25, 2016
Createquity looks into the value of a degree in the visual or performing arts through the equity lens:
If you took home a diploma for a four-year degree in the visual or performing arts last weekend, you’re not alone: in the U.S., more than 91,000 college graduates are venturing out into the world with BFAs or their equivalent in hand. They are more likely to be from upper and middle class households than grads from other majors, with an average family income of $94,381. Only about 10% of them, if one report is to be believed, will actually become full-time professional artists.