Fine Arts is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #66 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Fine Arts Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 410 degrees in fine arts annually.
Your choice of fine arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Fine Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The fine arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Fine Arts Schools in North Carolina.
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The schools below may not offer all types of fine arts degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's hard to beat University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill if you want to pursue a degree in fine arts. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public university located in the city of Chapel Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.
There were approximately 36 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in fine arts. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #367 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNC Charlotte is a great university overall.
There were about 65 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent data year.
East Carolina University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in fine arts. ECU is a very large public university located in the city of Greenville. A Best Colleges rank of #275 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.
There were about 84 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in fine arts has to look into University of North Carolina at Greensboro. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public university located in the city of Greensboro. This university ranks 17th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were approximately 41 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at UNC Greensboro in the most recent data year.
Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #401 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Appalachian State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 28 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Appalachian State in the most recent data year.
Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW 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 approximately 35 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at UNCW in the most recent year we have data available.
WCU is a large public university located in the distant town of Cullowhee. This university ranks 36th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 33 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at WCU in the most recent year we have data available.
UNC Pembroke is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Pembroke. This university ranks 48th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were approximately 28 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at UNC Pembroke in the most recent data year.
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).
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Your choice of fine arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Fine Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
