Fine & Studio Arts at Duke University

What traits are you looking for in a Fine Arts school? To help you decide if Duke University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's Fine Arts program.

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 16,172. In 2021, 5 Fine Arts majors received their bachelor's degree from Duke.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Fine & Studio Arts section at the bottom of this page.

Duke Fine & Studio Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts
• Master’s Degree in Fine Arts
• Doctorate Degree in Fine Arts

Duke Fine & Studio Arts Rankings

The Fine Arts major at Duke is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Fine & Studio Arts. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in Fine Arts from Duke. This makes it the #40 most popular school for Fine Arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in Fine Arts, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Fine Arts Student Demographics at Duke

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the Fine Arts majors at Duke University.

Duke Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of Fine Arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical Fine Arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Duke since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Duke University with a bachelor's in Fine Arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Duke Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Program

Of the 20 students who graduated with a master’s in Fine Arts from Duke in 2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

Of the students who received a Fine Arts master's degree from Duke, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Duke University with a master's in Fine Arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Duke also has a doctoral program available in Fine Arts. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Drama & Theater Arts
• General Visual & Performing Arts
• Dance
• Other Visual Art
• Music

Careers That Fine Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in Fine Arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,860	$66,640
Photographers	1,450	$33,630
Multimedia Artists and Animators	630	$74,130
Curators	590	$47,200

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bjoertvedt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.