2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named West Texas A&M University the best value school in the Southwest Region for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at West Texas A&M University are $8,574 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Sam Houston State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
SHSU graduate students pay an average of $16,009 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - Commerce is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Commerce.
Texas A&M Commerce graduate students pay an average of $14,682 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TWU is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.
TWU graduate students pay an average of $15,048 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,677 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UT Rio Grande Valley also is in the top 20% of our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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 #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.
Texas Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Stephen F Austin State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SFASU are $15,695 a year.
Oklahoma City University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, OCU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OCU are $13,410 a year.
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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 #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college 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 made our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OSU are $24,175 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, OSU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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 25 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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