by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Art Education Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,837 people earned their degree in art education, making the major the 308th most popular in the United States.
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 “Most Well Attended Art Education Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered a degree in art education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular art education programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree art education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Art Education Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s art education degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Art Education Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. Northern Arizona University is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 14 bachelors’s art education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Art Education at Northern Arizona University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Art Education Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and 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.
Out of the 21 schools in the Most Well Attended Art Education Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #4 spot on the list. SWOSU is a small public school situated in Weatherford, Oklahoma. It awarded 5 bachelors’s art education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Art Education Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s art education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mary Hardin - Baylor. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Art Education Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. UMHB is a private not-for-profit institution located in Belton, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McMurry University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Art Education Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. 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.
St. Mary’s University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Education Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. San Antonio, 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 3 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Education Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s art education degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Our Lady of the Lake University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Art Education Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Our Lady of the Lake University is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s art education degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #11, Oral Roberts University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Education Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Oral Roberts University is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s art education degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #11, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Education Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s art education degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Howard Payne University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Art Education Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Brownwood, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s art education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Houston Baptist University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Education Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. HBU is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s art education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Art Education at Houston Baptist University
University of the Incarnate Word did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Education Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. UIW is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 0 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%.
Hardin - Simmons University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Art Education Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Hardin - Simmons University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s art education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Art Education at Hardin - Simmons University
Northeastern State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Education Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s art education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Saint Edward’s University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Education Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. Saint Edward’s University is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s art education degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Read full report on Art Education at Saint Edward’s University
Lubbock Christian University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Art Education Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lubbock Christian University is a small school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 0 bachelors’s art education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Art Education at Lubbock Christian University
Oklahoma City University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Art Education Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s art education degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Wayland Baptist University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Education Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. 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.
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