Winston Salem Times

About 33.6 percent of the 271 degrees and certificates handed out by the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in 2017-18 were to students in programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Winston-Salem conferred 75 bachelor's degrees and 16 master's degrees in cinematography and film/video production programs.

Other popular programs include technical theatre/theatre design and technology, general dance and general drama and dramatics/theatre arts.

The university enrolled 1,042 students for 2017-18, including 890 in undergraduate programs and 152 in graduate programs.

Program	Bachelor's degrees awarded	Graduate and professional degrees awarded	Total degrees and certificates awarded	Percent of total
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	75	16	91	33.6
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	58	17	75	27.7
Music Performance, General	22	25	47	17.3
Dance, General	32	-	32	11.8
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	26	-	26	9.6
TOTAL	213	58	271