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Fine & Studio Arts is the 31st most popular major in the country with 37,413 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,051 and had an average of $25,492 in loans still to pay off.
Across North Carolina, there were 725 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,498 and $26,772 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 644 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,368 and $25,940 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in North Carolina” ranking looked at 35 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine and studio arts. That schools that top this list have a program in fine and studio arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in North Carolina”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Asheville. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in North Carolina list. UNCA is a small school located in Asheville, North Carolina that handed out 34 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of North Carolina at Asheville
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brevard College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in North Carolina. Located in Brevard, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem College landed the #3 spot on the list. Salem is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Guilford College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in North Carolina list. This small school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Mars Hill University landed the #5 spot on the list. Mars Hill University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mars Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 7 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Davidson College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in North Carolina ranking. Davidson is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Davidson, North Carolina. It awarded 13 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Barton College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #7. Barton College is located in Wilson, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
Saint Augustine’s University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in North Carolina list. SAU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in North Carolina list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 92 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Western Carolina University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in North Carolina ranking. Located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 45 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
East Carolina University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 81 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
Fayetteville State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
Full Fayetteville State University Fine & Studio Arts Report
University of North Carolina at Pembroke came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in North Carolina ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Pembroke, North Carolina, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of North Carolina at Pembroke Fine & Studio Arts Report
North Carolina A & T State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #14. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in North Carolina list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to 87 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
High Point University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in North Carolina ranking. High Point is a medium-sized school located in High Point, North Carolina that handed out 11 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, Appalachian State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in North Carolina list. Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Appalachian State University
Queens University of Charlotte landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in North Carolina ranking. Queens is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #19, Wake Forest University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in North Carolina list. Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Wake Forest University
University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in North Carolina list. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a fairly large school located in Wilmington, North Carolina that handed out 28 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of North Carolina at Wilmington Fine & Studio Arts Report
University of Mount Olive came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in North Carolina ranking. University of Mount Olive is a small school located in Mount Olive, North Carolina that handed out 4 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of Mount Olive
Chowan University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in North Carolina list. Chowan University is a small school located in Murfreesboro, North Carolina that handed out 1 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
North Carolina Central University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in North Carolina ranking. North Carolina Central University is a public institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full North Carolina Central University Fine & Studio Arts Report
Elon University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in North Carolina list. Elon University is located in Elon, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Gardner - Webb University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in North Carolina list. Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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