2021 Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina
7Colleges
653Bachelor's Degrees
$24,092Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Fine & Studio Arts is the #26 most popular major in North Carolina with 653 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 2.7% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
This year's Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer a bachelor's in fine arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fine & studio arts programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fine & studio arts program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Fine Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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East Carolina University tops the 2021 list of our schools in North Carolina that are best for non-traditional fine & studio arts students. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population. ECU also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in North Carolina rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 12,522 students at ECU that take at least one class online. About 7,199 of the students at ECU are attending part time.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro. UNC Greensboro also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in North Carolina rankings.
About 2.7% of UNC Greensboro students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 10,689 students at UNC Greensboro that take at least one class online. About 4,738 of the students at UNC Greensboro are attending part time.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UNC Charlotte has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in North Carolina ranking.
About 1.7% of UNC Charlotte students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 16,634 students take at least one class online at UNC Charlotte. There are roughly 7,045 part time students in attendance at UNC Charlotte.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Western Carolina University. WCU is a large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, WCU has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in North Carolina ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. There are approximately 3,568 students at WCU that take at least one class online. About 2,712 of the students at WCU are attending part time.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a large student population. UNCW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in North Carolina list.
About 1.6% of UNCW students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,583 students take at least one class online at UNCW. There are roughly 4,896 part time students in attendance at UNCW.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Appalachian State University. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population. Appalachian State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in North Carolina list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 10,639 students at Appalachian State that take at least one class online. 2,303 of Appalachian State students are attending part time.
University of North Carolina at Asheville comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. UNCA is a small public school located in the city of Asheville. UNCA also made our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in North Carolina list, coming in at #7.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.7%. There are approximately 305 students at UNCA that take at least one class online. About 428 of the students at UNCA are attending part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Fine Arts
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 7 schools only.
References
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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Fine & Studio Arts is the #26 most popular major in North Carolina with 653 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 2.7% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
