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Media Schools in Charlotte

Charlotte, NC (population: 723,514) has six media schools within its city limits. University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the highest ranked school in the city with a media program, has a total student population of 24,701. It is the 241st highest ranked school in the USA and the 10th highest in the state of North Carolina (#1 is Duke University).

Media students from Charlotte schools who go on to become interactive media designers, media designers, reporters, news reporters, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. Also, Graphic designers make on average $47,820 per year and there are about 200,870 of them employed in the US today.

Charlotte lies in Mecklenburg county, which is one of the 64 counties in North Carolina. Overall, the Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord-SC area has 837,820 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.9% unemployment rate, $21.10/hr average worker wage, and a $43,890 average annual salary.

Of the 6 media schools in Charlotte, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The Art Institute of Charlotte comes out as the most expensive ($31,116/yr) for media students, with University of North Carolina at Charlotte as the lowest, reported at only $7,644/yr.

Media Programs in Charlotte

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Masters
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The Art Institute of Charlotte

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Johnson C Smith University

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Central Piedmont Community College

• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster
  

  Levels offered: Associates

ITT Technical Institute-Charlotte

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

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See Also

• Media Information
• Salary Details for a Media Designer
• Online Media Schools
• Online Media Programs
• Online Media Courses

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