2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in North Carolina
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You
With 274 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #19 most popular major in North Carolina.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in North Carolina
The colleges and universities below are the best for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a .
Top North Carolina Schools in Visual & Performing Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in North Carolina for visual and performing arts students. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
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Out of the 9 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. UNCSA is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Out of the 9 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
The excellent programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in North Carolina. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Western Carolina University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in North Carolina list. WCU is a large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Western Carolina University Report
University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.
Appalachian State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Appalachian State University
North Carolina Central University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in North Carolina list. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Durham.
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 88 |
| Florida | 995 |
| Virginia | 522 |
| Tennessee | 156 |
| Georgia | 670 |
| South Carolina | 116 |
| Louisiana | 163 |
| West Virginia | 50 |
| Kentucky | 127 |
| Arkansas | 80 |
| Alabama | 86 |
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Visual & Performing Arts Related Rankings by Major
Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Music | 7,675 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 3,224 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 1,979 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 1,704 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 1,699 |
| Arts & Media Management | 1,184 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 390 |
| Dance | 257 |
| Other Visual Art | 254 |
| Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry | 13 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Theology & Religious Vocations | 17,287 |
| English Language & Literature | 9,566 |
| Foreign Languages & Linguistics | 4,163 |
| Philosophy & Religious Studies | 3,136 |
| Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | 2,680 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 9 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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