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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in North Carolina

3 Colleges
$19,487 Avg Salary
$23,250 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 73 degrees and certificates were awarded to general visual and performing arts students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #164 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for visual arts majors pursuing a .

Top North Carolina Schools in General Visual & Performing Arts

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in North Carolina for general visual and performing arts students. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Asheville. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in North Carolina list. UNCA is a small public school located in the small city of Asheville.

Visual Arts majors at UNCA take out an average of $23,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Carolina Central University is a great place for general visual and performing arts students. North Carolina Central University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Durham.

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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 90
Virginia 255
Florida 945
Tennessee 57
Kentucky 52
South Carolina 19
Louisiana 39
Arkansas 5
Alabama 4
Mississippi 156
West Virginia 23

One of 10 majors within the area of study, general visual and performing arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Sven Mandel / CC-BY-SA-4.0.

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