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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree School for You

Visual & Performing Arts is the #11 most popular major in the country with 18,379 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the visual and performing arts master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Sam Houston State University to be the best school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

Rice University

Houston, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rice University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas Christian University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - Commerce is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M Commerce is a large public school located in the distant town of Commerce.

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With a ranking of #6, West Texas A&M University did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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Texas Woman’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

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The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #10 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 254
Texas 1,011
Oklahoma 126
New Mexico 43

Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
Fine & Studio Arts 3,224
Design & Applied Arts 1,979
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699
Arts & Media Management 1,184
General Visual & Performing Arts 390
Dance 257
Other Visual Art 254
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
English Language & Literature 9,566
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 2,680

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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