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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

15 Colleges
$24,449 Avg Salary
$25,822 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 707 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fine and studio arts is the #38 most popular major in North Carolina.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

Check out the Fine Arts bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in North Carolina for fine and studio arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in North Carolina. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, Fine Arts graduates from UNC Chapel Hill carry an average student debtload of $13,894.

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Out of the 15 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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Out of the 15 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

On average, Fine Arts graduates from UNC Charlotte take out $26,114 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $165, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#5

High Point University

High Point, NC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means High Point University is a great place for fine and studio arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of High Point, High Point is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

With a ranking of #6, East Carolina University did quite well on this year’s best schools for fine and studio arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that Fine Arts majors at ECU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,441. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $228, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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With a ranking of #7, Western Carolina University did quite well on this year’s best schools for fine and studio arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

The average amount in student loans that Fine Arts majors at WCU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,400. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $208.

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#8

Meredith College

Raleigh, NC

With a ranking of #8, Meredith College did quite well on this year’s best schools for fine and studio arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Meredith is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #9 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

The average amount in student loans that Fine Arts majors at UNC Greensboro take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,322. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $158.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fine and studio arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that Fine Arts majors at UNCW take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,267.

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Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 945
Virginia 769
Florida 1,339
Tennessee 440
Kentucky 375
South Carolina 347
Louisiana 370
Arkansas 221
Alabama 381
Mississippi 130
West Virginia 119

Fine & Studio Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Fine Arts

Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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