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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree School for You

With 60 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fine and studio arts is the #83 most popular major in North Carolina.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in North Carolina to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Colleges.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Master's in Fine & Studio Arts

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in North Carolina for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great place for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Western Carolina University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in North Carolina. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 50
Florida 78
Georgia 98
Tennessee 24
Kentucky 16
Louisiana 36
Alabama 20
South Carolina 14
Mississippi 3
Arkansas 17
West Virginia 3

Fine & Studio Arts is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
Design & Applied Arts 1,979
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699
Arts & Media Management 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Jorge Royan.

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