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

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Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 30 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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.

Check out the visual and performing arts master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Texas.

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

About 60% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 40% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

About 52% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 48% are male.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Texas. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 69 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UH, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Out of the 30 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

Of the 61 students majoring in visual and performing arts at SMU, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Texas. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

About 49% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 51% are male.

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#6

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

About 49% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 51% are male.

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Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 38 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Texas A&M Commerce, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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#7

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

With a ranking of #7, Texas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 38 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Texas State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#9

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in visual and performing arts at TCU, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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#10

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Waco.

About 47% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 53% are male.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 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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