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Visual & Performing Arts at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

If you plan to study Visual & Performing Arts, you may want to check out the program at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, NC.

Online & Distance Learning at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Many students take online classes at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Of 32,438 students, 1,858 (6%) studied exclusively online and 5,669 (17%) took at least some classes online.

Visual & Performing Arts Rankings at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Rankings can help you compare University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Visual & Performing Arts program to other colleges that offer this major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	North Carolina	#1 of 38
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#2 of 265
Best Value	North Carolina	#11 of 38
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#19 of 1,185
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#75 of 263
Best Value	Nationwide	#329 of 1,176

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	North Carolina	#1 of 38
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#2 of 265
Best Value	North Carolina	#11 of 38
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#19 of 1,185
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#75 of 263
Best Value	Nationwide	#329 of 1,176

Earnings for Visual & Performing Arts Graduates from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Graduates of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Visual & Performing Arts program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$23,015
2 years	$30,019
3 years	$33,674
4 years	$45,372
5 years	$42,132

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Visual & Performing Arts graduates from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill report median earnings of $45,372, compared with $72,614 for all University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill graduates — about 38% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Visual & Performing Arts graduates from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is $16,404.

Best-Paid Careers for Visual & Performing Arts Graduates

Graduates of the Visual & Performing Arts program at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Visual & Performing Arts graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Choreographers	$109,380
Set and Exhibit Designers	$109,049
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	$96,762
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$96,273
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,169
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Media Programming Directors	$90,799

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.