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2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

23 Colleges
$22,737 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,385 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, fine and studio arts was ranked #67 in the country. In fact 3,224 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for Fine Arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the Fine Arts master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named West Texas A&M University the best value school in the Southwest Region for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at West Texas A&M University are $8,574 a year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at West Texas A&M University Report

Out of the 23 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the # 2 spot on the list. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school located in the town of Commerce.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M Commerce are $14,682 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas Woman’s University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fine and studio arts schools in the Southwest Region . TWU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TWU are $15,048 per year.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great value for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.

Texas Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a great value for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OSU are $24,175 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, OSU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,677 per year.

UT Rio Grande Valley excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

University of North Texas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of North Texas Report

Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fine and studio arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SFASU are $15,695 a year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Stephen F Austin State University Report

#9

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

UH graduate students pay an average of $18,871 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UH also did well on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#10

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

University of Tulsa landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Located in the large city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Tulsa are $25,182 a year.

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Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best fine and studio arts schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 169
Arizona 36
Oklahoma 9
New Mexico 16

Fine & Studio Arts is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
Design & Applied Arts 1,979
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699
Arts & Media Management 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 23 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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