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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Texas

31 Colleges
$28,923 Avg Salary
$25,602 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular 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 31 schools in Texas to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the most popular school in Texas for visual and performing arts students. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Texas. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Texas list. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

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#6

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Texas ranking. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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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 Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular visual and performing arts programs. Located in the town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Texas ranking. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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