Arts & Humanities
Communication, creativity, and decision-making.
UNI’s graduate programs in the arts and humanities give you the employable skills and personalized education needed to chase new opportunities. Graduate students in these programs have the opportunity to:
- Expand resourcefulness and inventiveness through hands-on projects and real-world assignments.
- Produce creative works in a writing workshop, theater, recording studio, or gallery.
- Develop as writers and editors through affiliation with the North American Review and Iowa Writing Project.
- Join a network of successful alumni who have unique, creative, meaningful careers.
4.52%
Average Annual Job Growth
according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); rate is for national job growth.
81%
Employed after graduating
and 16% are continuing their education, as of 2019
45.8K
Average Annualized Salary
of all alumni who graduated in 2019
Programs in Arts & Humanities
Masters Degree
- Art Education (MA)
- Communication & Media (MA)
- English (MA)
- History (MA)
- Interdisciplinary Studies (MAIS)
- Jazz Pedagogy (MM)
- Music (MA)
- Music Composition (MM)
- Music Conducting (MM)
- Music Education (MM)
- Music History (MM)
- Music Performance (MM)
- Piano Performance & Pedagogy (MM)
- Social Science (MA)
- Women's and Gender Studies (MA)
Certificates
Careers in Arts & Humanities
What Our Alumni Do
- Adjunct Professor
- Advisor
- Agency Director
- Assistant Vice President of Strategy
- Community Impact Coordinator
- Coordinator
- Director
- Editor
- Fine Arts Director
- Grant Writer
- Instructor
- Performer
- Project Support Specialist
- Research Analyst
- Services Specialist
- Strategist
- Studio Host
- Teacher
Placement in Arts & Humanities
Where Our Alumni Landed
- Academies
- Brimmer Communications
- Community Colleges
- Community School Districts
- Des Moines Symphony
- Interdisciplinary Journals
- Iowa Healthcare Collaborative
- Looking Glass Community Services
- Media + Management agencies
- MSR Group
- Music Studios
- Public School Districts
- Radios and Studios
- School Districts
- State Universities
- United Way
- Universities
- US Army