Fine & Studio Arts at Western Carolina University

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and has a total student population of 12,243.

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.

WCU Fine & Studio Arts Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts

WCU Fine & Studio Arts Rankings

The fine arts major at WCU 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.

Fine Arts Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Program

69% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of fine arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical fine arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at WCU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in fine arts at WCU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	28
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Fine & Studio Arts

Fine & Studio Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Carolina University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine Arts	37
Art Studies	12

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 Western Carolina 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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