Fine Arts at East Carolina University

If you are interested in studying fine arts, you may want to check out the program at East Carolina University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and has a total student population of 28,798.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Fine Arts section at the bottom of this page.

ECU Fine Arts Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts
Master’s Degree in Fine Arts

Online Classes Are Available at ECU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? ECU offers distance education options for fine arts at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

ECU Fine Arts Rankings

Fine Arts Student Demographics at ECU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fine arts majors at East Carolina University.

ECU Fine Arts Master’s Program

33% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of fine arts master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in fine arts each year. ECU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 40% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from East Carolina University with a master's in fine arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That Fine Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in fine arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,860	$66,640
Fine Artists	160	$43,310
Artists	60	$60,990

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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