2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 155,377 visual and performing arts students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,427 and had an average of $28,377 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 4,489 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,748 and $27,159 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,103 and $114,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in visual and performing arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great visual and performing arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the visual and performing arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina doctor’s degree visual & performing arts students.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in North Carolina

#1

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$21,918 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina list. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

UNC Greensboro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina list. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. 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.

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#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 6 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke also took the #1 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Duke University

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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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