Fine Arts at Western Carolina University
WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 12,243 students attend the school each year.
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.
WCU Fine Arts Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts
WCU Fine Arts Rankings
The fine arts major at WCU 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 WCU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fine arts majors at Western Carolina University.
WCU Fine Arts Bachelor’s Program
About 65% 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 | 24 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Related Majors
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 |
---|---|---|
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.