2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Texas
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,011 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 18 schools in Texas 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 Texas
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 2023 rankings named Sam Houston State University the best school in Texas for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.
Out of the 18 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - Commerce helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Texas. Located in the town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public college with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means West Texas A&M University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Canyon.
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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.
Texas Woman’s University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #8 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.
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Texas Tech 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 #10 on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region
Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 254 |
Oklahoma | 126 |
New Mexico | 43 |
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Visual & Performing Arts Related Rankings by Major
Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 18 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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