Art Education is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #308 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for art education students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 49 degrees in art education to qualified students.
Your choice of art education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Art Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Art Education Schools in North Carolina list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of art education degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in art education needs to look into Appalachian State University. Appalachian State is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Boone. A Best Colleges rank of #445 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Appalachian State is a great university overall.
There were about 21 art education students who graduated with this degree at Appalachian State in the most recent data year.
East Carolina University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in art education. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #414 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 15 art education students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent data year.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in art education. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 9 art education students who graduated with this degree at UNC Greensboro in the most recent data year.
Western Carolina University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in art education. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 17th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were approximately 3 art education students who graduated with this degree at WCU in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).