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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$19,083 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,923 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Texas to see which 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools

$10,026 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - Commerce to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. Located in the distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas A&M Commerce are $10,026 a year.

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$9,202 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Texas list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Canyon.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Texas A&M University are $9,202 per year.

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$8,960 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Texas list. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SHSU are $8,960 a year.

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$8,394 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Texas list. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.

TWU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,394 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$9,541 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Texas list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Rio Grande Valley are $9,541 a year.

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$10,600 Average Tuition & Fees

Stephen F Austin State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Texas list. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Nacogdoches.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFASU are $10,600 per year.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX
$11,852 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas Tech University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value visual and performing arts programs. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Texas Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $11,852 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Texas Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Texas list.

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$11,752 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at Austin ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Texas list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

UT Austin undergraduate students pay an average of $11,752 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UT Austin also made our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Texas list, coming in at #2.

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#9

University of Houston

Houston, TX
$9,699 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UH are $9,699 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UH is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Texas list.

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$11,727 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Texas list. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Arlington are $11,727 per year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 254
Oklahoma 126
New Mexico 43

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

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 18 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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