2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Texas
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.
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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Texas
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools
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.
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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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.
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.
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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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.
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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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.
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 254 |
Oklahoma | 126 |
New Mexico | 43 |
Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors
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 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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