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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

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Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree 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 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree 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 10 schools in Texas 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Texas the most popular school in Texas for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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 10 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

Women make up 40% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

About 56% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 10 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UH, 77% are male and 23% are female.

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#5

Rice University

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

Of the 12 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Rice, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 20% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#7

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Texas Woman’s University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Southern Methodist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

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#9

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools 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 10 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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