Fine Arts at East Carolina University

Every fine arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the fine arts program at East Carolina University stacks up to those at other schools.

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and has a total student population of 28,798.

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

ECU Fine Arts Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at ECU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

ECU does offer online education options in fine arts for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

ECU Fine Arts Rankings

The fine arts major at ECU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Fine 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.

Fine Arts Student Demographics at ECU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fine arts majors at East Carolina University.

ECU Fine Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of fine arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical fine arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at ECU since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in fine arts at ECU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its fine arts bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from East Carolina University with a bachelor's in fine arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	46
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

ECU Fine Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of fine arts master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in fine arts each year. ECU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 40% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from East Carolina University with a master's in fine arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Art Studies

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 East Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,860	$66,640
Fine Artists	160	$43,310
Artists	60	$60,990

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 Luca Masters under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.