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Art Education at Western Carolina University

If you are interested in studying art education, you may want to check out the program at Western Carolina University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 12,243 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in art education from WCU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Art Education section at the bottom of this page.

WCU Art Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education

WCU Art Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the art education progam at WCU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The art education major at WCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Art Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Art Education Schools 10
Most Popular Art Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 90
Most Popular Art Education Schools 136
138
Most Focused Art Education Schools 202

Art Education Student Demographics at WCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the art education majors at Western Carolina University.

WCU Art Education Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
Of the 3 art education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from WCU, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in art education at WCU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in art education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WCU also has a doctoral program available in art education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Art Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in art education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers 25,240 $47,580
Middle School Teachers 18,640 $47,050
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,860 $66,640
Education Professors 2,500 $66,990

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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