2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts 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.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for visual and performing arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 Schools in the Southwest Region
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Our analysis found West Texas A&M University to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the fringe town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
West Texas A&M University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,208 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Sam Houston State University is a great value for visual and performing arts students. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SHSU are $18,752 per year.
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The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - Commerce helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Commerce.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M Commerce are $22,266 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region list. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TWU are $18,186 a year.
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The excellent programs at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a very large student population.
UT Rio Grande Valley undergraduate students pay an average of $19,333 in tuition and fees each year.
Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, ASU - Skysong is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Texas Tech University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas Tech are $24,121 a year.
Texas Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Visual & Performing Arts 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 came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFASU are $21,616 per year.
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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.
UT Austin undergraduate students pay an average of $40,996 in tuition and fees each year.
UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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Oklahoma City University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, OCU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
OCU undergraduate students pay an average of $32,744 in tuition and fees each year.
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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges 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).
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