High arts involvement among disadvantage students is related to finding a better job, earning degrees, and volunteering. Low-income students who are highly engaged in the arts are more than twice as likely as their peers with low arts involvement to earn a Bachelor's degree. The data in this fact sheet was taken from Catterall, James S. (2009). Doing Well and doing Good by Doing Art: The Effects of Education in the Visual and Performing arts on the Achievements and Values of Young Adults.

This Arts Facts one pager provide data to support the connections between high invovlement in the arts learning and general academic success.