Highest Earning Bachelor's Visual & Performing Arts Programs in North Carolina

These are the highest earning bachelor's visual & performing arts programs in north carolina, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 45 programs, with High Point University leading at $61,635.

Rank	Institution	Program	State	Earnings	Completers
1	High Point University	Design & Applied Arts	NC	$61,635	76
2	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Design & Applied Arts	NC	$61,382	77
3	Western Carolina University	Design & Applied Arts	NC	$58,467	23
4	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Music	NC	$58,127	48
5	East Carolina University	Design & Applied Arts	NC	$57,255	28
6	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Design & Applied Arts	NC	$55,394	42
7	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Fine Arts	NC	$54,007	24
8	Appalachian State University	Design & Applied Arts	NC	$53,543	131
9	Queens University of Charlotte	Design & Applied Arts	NC	$52,870	8
10	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Music	NC	$49,761	23
11	University of North Carolina School of the Arts	Drama & Theater Arts	NC	$48,664	90
12	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Dance	NC	$48,518	20
13	North Carolina A & T State University	Design & Applied Arts	NC	$46,077	19
14	East Carolina University	Fine Arts	NC	$45,817	83
15	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Dance	NC	$45,084	23
16	Appalachian State University	Drama & Theater Arts	NC	$44,986	29
17	Appalachian State University	Arts & Entertainment Management	NC	$44,297	21
18	Western Carolina University	Music	NC	$44,014	36
19	Western Carolina University	Fine Arts	NC	$43,029	42
20	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Arts & Entertainment Management	NC	$42,920	19
21	East Carolina University	Dance	NC	$42,785	14
22	University of North Carolina Wilmington	Fine Arts	NC	$42,192	47
23	North Carolina Central University	Fine Arts	NC	$42,067	14
24	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Fine Arts	NC	$41,722	39
25	East Carolina University	Drama & Theater Arts	NC	$41,394	25
26	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Fine Arts	NC	$41,383	73
27	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Drama & Theater Arts	NC	$41,362	23
28	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Drama & Theater Arts	NC	$41,108	65
29	Appalachian State University	Fine Arts	NC	$41,002	54
30	University of North Carolina School of the Arts	Film, Video & Photographic Arts	NC	$41,000	75
31	William Peace University	Design & Applied Arts	NC	$40,817	18
32	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Music	NC	$40,778	33
33	University of North Carolina Asheville	Visual & Performing Arts	NC	$40,444	27
34	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Drama & Theater Arts	NC	$39,725	28
35	East Carolina University	Music	NC	$39,029	25
36	University of North Carolina Asheville	Music	NC	$37,484	19
37	University of North Carolina at Pembroke	Fine Arts	NC	$36,793	24
38	University of North Carolina Wilmington	Drama & Theater Arts	NC	$35,956	16
39	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Arts & Entertainment Management	NC	$35,867	29
40	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Fine Arts	NC	$35,628	100
41	Western Carolina University	Drama & Theater Arts	NC	$34,516	30
42	University of North Carolina Wilmington	Film, Video & Photographic Arts	NC	$34,184	89
43	University of North Carolina School of the Arts	Music	NC	$34,022	30
44	University of North Carolina School of the Arts	Dance	NC	$32,463	34
45	North Carolina A & T State University	Fine Arts	NC	$31,202	33

Methodology

Programs in North Carolina ranked by highest earning. Only includes bachelor's programs in CIP family 50 (Visual & Performing Arts) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.