Art Schools in Raleigh

Raleigh, NC (population: 421,938) has four art schools within its city limits. North Carolina State University at Raleigh, the highest ranked school in the city with an art program, has a total student population of 33,819. It is the 70th highest ranked school in the USA and the 4th highest in the state of North Carolina (#1 is Duke University).

Art students from Raleigh schools who go on to become artists, animators, animation designers, animation artists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 8,900 people working as fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $50,630. Also, Craft artists make on average $33,070 per year and there are about 5,380 of them employed in the US today.

Raleigh lies in Wake county, which is one of the 64 counties in North Carolina. Overall, the Raleigh-Cary area has 499,330 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.6% unemployment rate, $20.85/hr average worker wage, and a $43,370 average annual salary.

Of the 4 art schools in Raleigh, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Meredith College comes out as the most expensive ($21,466/yr) for art students, with North Carolina State University at Raleigh as the lowest, reported at only $7,978/yr.

Art Schools in Raleigh

• English/Language Arts Teacher Education

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Geology/Earth Science, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Arts Management

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Art/Art Studies, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Art Teacher Education

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Fine/Studio Arts, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other

  Levels offered: Associates

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

• Culinary Arts/Chef Training

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

• Commercial and Advertising Art

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

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