2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in North Carolina

If you plan on getting your master's degree in fine and studio arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #49 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the most popular for fine and studio arts students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 34 master's degrees in fine and studio arts to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Fine & Studio Arts School for Your Master's Degree

The Fine Arts master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in North Carolina ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of fine and studio arts students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for fine and studio arts.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Fine & Studio Arts in North Carolina

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in fine and studio arts.

Most Well Attended Schools for Fine Arts Students Working on Their Master's

1

East Carolina University
Greenville, NC

12 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in fine and studio arts needs to take a look at East Carolina University. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in fine and studio arts in North Carolina.

There were approximately 12 fine and studio arts students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent data year.

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2

Duke University
Durham, NC

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Duke University is a popular choice for students interested in a master's degree in fine and studio arts. Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in fine and studio arts in North Carolina.

There were roughly 10 fine and studio arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.

After graduating, Fine Arts master's recipients typically make an average of $39,300 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in fine and studio arts from Duke University

3

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in fine and studio arts. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in fine and studio arts in North Carolina.

There were roughly 7 fine and studio arts individuals who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Western Carolina University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in fine and studio arts. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in fine and studio arts in North Carolina.

There were about 4 fine and studio arts individuals who graduated with this degree at WCU in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for master's degrees in fine and studio arts in North Carolina.

There were approximately 1 fine and studio arts students who graduated with this degree at UNC Greensboro in the most recent data year.

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6

Warren Wilson College
Swannanoa, NC

Located in the suburb of Swannanoa, Warren Wilson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. More information about a master’s in fine and studio arts from Warren Wilson College

Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	206	78
Georgia	186	102
Virginia	175	45
Tennessee	156	22
Alabama	147	11
South Carolina	141	15
Louisiana	140	37
Kentucky	140	21
Mississippi	120	4
Arkansas	119	7
West Virginia	108	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Fine Arts

One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Fine & Studio Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Fine Arts Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Fine Arts	21
Art History	7
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies	6

Most Popular Majors Related to Fine Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music	95
Drama & Theater Arts	36
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	20
Design & Applied Arts	19
Dance	4

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan. More about our data sources and methodologies.