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2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Southwest Region

30 Colleges
$24,571 Avg Salary
$26,289 Avg Student Debt

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Fine & Studio Arts program at each school on the list.

Check out the Fine Arts programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the most popular school in the Southwest Region for fine and studio arts students. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great place for fine and studio arts students. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

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Out of the 30 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The excellent programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in the Southwest Region . UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 30 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report

Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for fine and studio arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. Texas A&M Commerce is a large public school located in the distant town of Commerce.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Texas A&M University - Commerce Report

The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for fine and studio arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at The University of Texas at Arlington

#9

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular fine and studio arts programs. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Texas Christian University Report

Houston Baptist University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular fine and studio arts programs. HBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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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 27 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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