2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region
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Visual & Performing Arts is the #11 most popular major in the country with 18,379 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Sam Houston State University the best school in the Southwest Region for visual and performing arts students. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 29 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for visual and performing arts students. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 29 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a very large student population.
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Out of the 29 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the # 5 spot on the list. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
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Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Commerce is a large public school located in the town of Commerce.
University of Tulsa came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing 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.
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West Texas A&M University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Texas Woman’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.
The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington 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 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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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