2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in North Carolina (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 39,860 people earned their degree in fine and studio arts, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,847 and had an average of $28,316 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 731 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,222 and $28,271 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,103 and $114,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine and studio arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fine and studio arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fine and studio arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in North Carolina (With Aid)

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Fine & Studio Arts Report

#2

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140.

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Notes and References

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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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