2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of North Texas to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . UNT is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.
Of the 47 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UNT, 55% are male and 45% are female.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 40% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 40 students majoring in visual and performing arts at ASU - Tempe, 50% are male and 50% are female.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Arizona State University - Tempe
Out of the 14 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 56% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 44% are male.
Out of the 14 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.
Women make up 36% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Norman.
Of the 13 students majoring in visual and performing arts at University of Oklahoma, 62% are male and 38% are female.
University of Houston ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.
Of the 13 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UH, 77% are male and 23% are female.
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Rice University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 12 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Rice, 75% are male and 25% are female.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Rice University
The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.
Women make up 20% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
Texas Christian University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular 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.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Texas Christian University
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 |
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Arizona | 254 |
Texas | 1,011 |
Oklahoma | 126 |
New Mexico | 43 |
Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
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 14 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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