Major Programs at UNCSA

As of 2026, University of North Carolina School of the Arts offers 13 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Post-Graduate Certificate programs.

At the school, the Cinematography and Film/Video Production Bachelor program has the most completers of 71 and the Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology Bachelor program has the second most completers of 55 students.

The Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft program has the highest salary ($38,341) after graduation and the Film/Video and Photographic Arts program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $28,769 average salary.

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Degree Programs Overview

A total of 297 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 at UNCSA. 220 students completed bachelor's programs and 71 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at UNCSA. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Completers
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Total	Men	Women
Bachelor's	5	NOT OFFERED	220	86	134
Master's	3	NOT OFFERED	71	35	36
Post-Graduate Certificate	3	NOT OFFERED	6	4	2
At least 1 but less than 4 years Certificate	2	NOT OFFERED	-	-	-

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

Bachelor

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$38,341	$3,195	$23,500	$249
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$28,769	$2,397	$26,139	$277
Dance	$22,316	$1,860	$22,454	$238

Master

Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$52,882	$4,407	-	-

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

Bachelor

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	71	34	37
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	55	16	39
Dance	38	7	31
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	36	17	19
Music Performance	20	12	8

Master

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Music Performance	27	12	15
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	26	15	11
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	18	8	10

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

Visual and Performing Arts

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	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Visual and Performing Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Dance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	38	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	36	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	55	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	71	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Performance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	27	NOT OFFERED	2
Voice and Opera	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1

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