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Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

16 Colleges
$26,022 Avg Salary
$26,083 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 3,215 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 16 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 Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina School of the Arts landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, UNCSA is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

High Point University

High Point, NC

High Point University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. High Point is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of High Point.

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Appalachian State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

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East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

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#9

Meredith College

Raleigh, NC

Meredith College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the large city of Raleigh, Meredith is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 405
South Carolina 1,360
Florida 7,291
Virginia 3,471
Arkansas 830
Mississippi 696
Louisiana 1,147
Alabama 1,142
Kentucky 1,067
Georgia 4,322
Tennessee 2,629

Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

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
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355
Arts & Media Management 4,788
Dance 3,288
Other Visual Art 912
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 119
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art 10

Majors Similar to Visual & Performing Arts

Related Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 556,813
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 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).
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