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Art Studies at Western Carolina University

Art Studies at Western Carolina University

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

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 Art Studies section at the bottom of this page.

WCU Art Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Art Studies

WCU Art Studies Rankings

The art studies major at WCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Art Studies. 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.

Art Studies Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU Art Studies Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of art studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical art studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at WCU since its program graduates 31% more men than average.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in art studies 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 art studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Art Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in art studies 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
Fine Artists 160 $43,310
Craft Artists 80 $43,940

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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