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Visual & Performing Arts at North Carolina Central University

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Visual & Performing Arts at North Carolina Central University

If you plan to study visual and performing arts, take a look at what North Carolina Central University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

North Carolina Central University is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 8,078. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from North Carolina Central University.

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

North Carolina Central University Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts
  • Master’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

Online Classes Are Available at North Carolina Central University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? North Carolina Central University offers distance education options for visual and performing arts at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

North Carolina Central University Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the visual and performing arts progam at North Carolina Central University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at North Carolina Central University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Visual & Performing 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.

Ranking Type Rank
336
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools 372
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools 404
549
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Schools 1,424

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from North Carolina Central University. This makes it the #420 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at North Carolina Central University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual and performing arts majors at North Carolina Central University.

North Carolina Central University Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

46% Women
79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students earned a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from North Carolina Central University. About 46% of these graduates were women and the other 54% were men. The typical visual and performing arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at North Carolina Central University since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual and performing arts bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

North Carolina Central University Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a master's degree in visual and performing arts from North Carolina Central University. About 100% were men and 0% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. North Carolina Central University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 62% more men than average.

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In the visual and performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 64% better than the national average.*

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

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

North Carolina Central University also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

If you plan to be a visual and performing arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from North Carolina Central University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Visual & Performing Arts 9
Music 9
Fine & Studio Arts 8

Careers That Visual & Performing Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual and performing 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 North Carolina Central University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers 25,240 $47,580
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Graphic Designers 6,460 $49,700
Professors 5,220 $70,590
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,860 $66,640

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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