2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor'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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for visual and performing arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Texas Woman’s University to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . TWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.
TWU graduate students pay an average of $15,048 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Texas Woman’s University Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.
UH graduate students pay an average of $18,871 in tuition and fees each year.
UH excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Out of the 11 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.
UT Austin also took the #4 spot in our Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at The University of Texas at Austin
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Texas Tech University Report
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. UNT is a very large public school located in the city of Denton.
UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas Christian University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TCU are $32,268 a year.
TCU also took the #2 spot in our Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Dallas are $29,252 per year.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at The University of Texas at Dallas
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 a year.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Arizona State University - Tempe Report
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Oklahoma are $23,876 per year.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
With a ranking of #10, Rice University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Rice graduate students pay an average of $49,941 in tuition and fees each year.
Rice also took the #1 spot in our Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Rice University
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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Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors for 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 11 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 Bonnielou2013.
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