2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in North Carolina to see which programs offered the best value experiences for visual arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in North Carolina

Check out the visual arts programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in General Visual & Performing Arts

#1

University of North Carolina at Asheville

Asheville, NC

43 Degrees

$7,319 Average Tuition & Fees

$19,487 Average Salary

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Asheville the best value school in North Carolina for general visual and performing arts students. UNCA is a small public school located in the city of Asheville.

UNCA undergraduate students pay an average of $7,319 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Visual Arts majors at UNCA take out an average of $23,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at University of North Carolina at Asheville

#2

North Carolina Central University

Durham, NC

9 Degrees

$6,644 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina Central University landed the # 2 spot on the list. North Carolina Central University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Durham.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Carolina Central University are $6,644 per year.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at North Carolina Central University Report

#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

6 Degrees

#1 in Quality in North Carolina

$60,244 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in North Carolina list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Duke are $60,244 per year.

Duke also made our Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #1.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Duke University Report

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Majors Related to Visual Arts

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Visual Arts

Notes and References

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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