2023 Most Popular 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.
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The Most Popular Visual & Performing 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 16 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in North Carolina
Check out the visual and performing arts programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.
Top 10 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina School of the Arts the most popular school in North Carolina for visual and performing arts students. UNCSA is a small public school located in the city of Winston-Salem.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.
The excellent programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in North Carolina. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in North Carolina list. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
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Salem College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Salem is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Wake Forest University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular visual and performing arts programs. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.
Warren Wilson College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the suburb of Swannanoa, Warren Wilson is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Appalachian State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular visual and performing arts programs. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a very large student population.
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| 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 |
Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors
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 16 schools only.
- 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 Bonnielou2013.
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