2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Texas
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Texas
The colleges and universities below are the best for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools
Our analysis found Sam Houston State University to be the best school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the 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.
The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Texas. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts 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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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. Located in the town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public school with a large student population.
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West Texas A&M University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.
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Texas Woman’s University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best visual and performing arts programs. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #8 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Texas list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.
With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.
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Texas Tech University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Texas list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region
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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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