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2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$14,969 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,498 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts 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 Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in North Carolina to see which programs offered the best value experiences for Fine Arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Colleges.

Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools

$4,367 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Western Carolina University the best value school in North Carolina for fine and studio arts students. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

WCU undergraduate students pay an average of $4,367 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that Fine Arts majors at WCU take out is $26,964. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $208.

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$3,495 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Pembroke. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Pembroke, UNC Pembroke is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

UNC Pembroke undergraduate students pay an average of $3,495 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, Fine Arts majors at UNC Pembroke accumulate an average of around $28,954 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in North Carolina. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte undergraduate students pay an average of $7,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Fine Arts majors at UNC Charlotte take out an average of $26,875 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $165, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

UNC Charlotte excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in North Carolina list.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECU are $7,297 per year. After completing their degree, Fine Arts graduates from ECU carry an average student debtload of $27,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $228, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

ECU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in North Carolina list.

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The excellent programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in North Carolina. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NC State are $9,131 per year.

NC State also took the #5 spot in our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in North Carolina ranking. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Chapel Hill are $9,028 a year. After completing their degree, Fine Arts graduates from UNC Chapel Hill carry an average student debtload of $15,000.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #4.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNCW are $7,238 a year. On average, Fine Arts graduates from UNCW take out $26,444 in student loans while working on their degree.

UNCW excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in North Carolina list.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Greensboro are $7,468 a year. After completing their degree, Fine Arts graduates from UNC Greensboro carry an average student debtload of $26,000. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $158.

In addition to its great value ranking, UNC Greensboro is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in North Carolina list.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

With a ranking of #9, Appalachian State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fine and studio arts students. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Appalachian State are $7,410 a year. Fine Arts majors at Appalachian State take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $356.

In addition to its great value ranking, Appalachian State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in North Carolina list.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Appalachian State University Report

$6,733 Average Tuition & Fees

North Carolina A & T State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in North Carolina list. NC A&T is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NC A&T are $6,733 a year. Fine Arts majors at NC A&T take out an average of $31,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value 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

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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.

  • 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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