CalArts - Major Programs by Offered Degrees

Degrees & Major Programs

California Institute of the Arts offers 40 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate programs.

A total of 407 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at CalArts. 193 completed bachelor's programs and 212 completed master's programs.

Total Number of Programs By Degree
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	23	1	NOT OFFERED
Number of Completers	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	193	212	2	NOT OFFERED

Popular Area of Study with Most Completers

Following programs are the popular major programs at California Institute of the Arts.

Bachelor

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Average Salary after Graduation
Graphic Design	12	-

Master

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Average Salary after Graduation
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	30	-
Fine/Studio Arts	23	-
Creative Writing	20	-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	16	-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	15	-
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation	13	-
Acting	11	-
Jazz/Jazz Studies	10	-
Music Performance	9	-
Photography	8	-

Doctoral

Popular Doctoral Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Average Salary after Graduation
Music Theory and Composition	2	-

Field of Study by Degree, Number of Completers, and Average Salary

The following tables show all major programs at CalArts by degree with number of completers last year. You may want to search schools that have a program by following the link on the major title column in each table.

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communications Technologies

what is Communications Technologies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Creative Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Dance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Graphic Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Playwriting and Screenwriting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Acting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Directing and Theatrical Production	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Costume Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	30	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Photography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Intermedia/Multimedia	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Performance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Theory and Composition	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	21	2	NOT OFFERED
Jazz/Jazz Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Major Programs at CalArts