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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in North Carolina

5 Colleges
$23,498 Avg Salary
$26,772 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts 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.

The Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges.

Top North Carolina Schools in Fine & Studio Arts

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in North Carolina list. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

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Out of the 5 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a large student population.

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The excellent 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 fairly 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

More Fine & Studio Arts Rankings in North Carolina

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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