by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art Education Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Art Education is the 308th most popular major in the country with 1,837 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 132 art education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 85 art education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art Education Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered a degree in art education. That schools that top this list have a program in art education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The art education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art Education Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art Education Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McMurry University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art Education Major in the Southwest Region. Abilene, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s art education degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mary Hardin - Baylor. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Belton, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s art education students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard Payne University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art Education Major in the Southwest Region. Brownwood, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s art education degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art Education Major in the Southwest Region. SWOSU is a public institution located in Weatherford, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art Education Major in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
St. Mary’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s art education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Our Lady of the Lake University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Our Lady of the Lake University is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Northern Arizona University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art Education Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s art education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art Education Major in the Southwest Region list. UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s art education degrees to qualified students.
Oral Roberts University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art Education Major in the Southwest Region list. ORU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 1 bachelors’s art education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Art Education at Oral Roberts University
With a ranking of #11, Houston Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s art education students in 2020-2021.
University of Arizona landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 7 bachelors’s art education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #13, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art Education Major in the Southwest Region list. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s art education degrees to qualified students.
Texas Christian University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Oklahoma City University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma City University is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s art education degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Saint Edward’s University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s art education degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Hardin - Simmons University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Hardin - Simmons is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s art education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Lubbock Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s art education students in 2020-2021.
Wayland Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Plainview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Art Education at Wayland Baptist University
Northeastern State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Northeastern State University is a medium-sized school located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma that handed out 0 bachelors’s art education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of the Incarnate Word ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art Education Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s art education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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