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2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

23 Colleges
$28,786 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,571 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for Fine Arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for Fine Arts majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools

$11,208 Average Tuition & Fees

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Texas A&M University are $11,208 per year.

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$22,266 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - Commerce is a great value for fine and studio arts students. Texas A&M Commerce is a large public school located in the distant town of Commerce.

Texas A&M Commerce undergraduate students pay an average of $22,266 in tuition and fees each year.

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$18,186 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Southwest Region list. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

TWU undergraduate students pay an average of $18,186 in tuition and fees each 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. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $24,121 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas Tech also is in the top 10% of our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OSU are $24,764 a year.

OSU also claimed a spot on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $40,996 per year.

UT Austin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fine and studio arts students. Located in the city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Rio Grande Valley are $19,333 a year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Report

$20,906 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fine and studio arts students. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

UNT undergraduate students pay an average of $20,906 in tuition and fees each year.

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$21,616 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fine and studio arts students. Located in the town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SFASU are $21,616 a year.

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#10

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK
$45,138 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Tulsa came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the 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 undergraduate student at University of Tulsa are $45,138 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

More Fine & Studio Arts Rankings in the Southwest Region

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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