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Art & design at UNC

UNC graduates about 36 art & design majors a year. That puts it 186th of 828 schools we score for art & design, a strong program at 72 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $42,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.92×).

72/100Strong#186 of 828 for art & design →
Graduates a year36under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$42,0000.92× the same major nationally
Research in the field$909Ka year, NSF
Admit rate17%whole school
SAT middle 50%1400–1530whole school

Around UNC

Student & Academic Services Buildings (SASB) South, University of North Caro
Student & Academic Services Buildings South UNCCH 20140830Photo: Bbfd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
South Campus Study Commons, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
South Campus Study Commons interior UNCCH 20141010Photo: Bbfd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Hardin Residence Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Hardin Residence Hall at UNCPhoto: Mx. Granger · CC0 · source
Craige North Residence Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Craige North Residence Hall at UNCPhoto: Mx. Granger · CC0 · source

Where art & design happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Hanes Art Center, Ackland Art Museum, Carolina Basketball Museum.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 100 · Dorm 53 · Athletics 14 · Arts 7 · Library 4 · Offices 2.

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Nearby in the art & design ranking

  1. University of Alabama in Huntsville 72
  2. Colorado State University 72
  3. Belmont University 72
  4. Oberlin College 72
  5. University of Massachusetts–Boston 72
  6. New Jersey Institute of Technology 72
  7. College of the Holy Cross 71
  8. West Chester University of Pennsylvania 71

Other strong majors at UNC

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UNC with every school we score in art & design. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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