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2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

14 Ranked Colleges
95 Degrees Awarded
$21,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Fine Arts is the 67th most popular major in the country with 12,032 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,249 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 95 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in fine arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fine arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fine arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree fine arts students with aid.

Top 14 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.

UT Rio Grande Valley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Fine Arts at UT Rio Grande Valley

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #3 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

Full UT Austin Fine Arts Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Canyon, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at West Texas A&M University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at West Texas A&M University are $8,013.

Read more about Fine Arts at West Texas A&M University

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 17 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618.

Full UNT Fine Arts Report

#10 in overall quality

Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 5 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree fine arts students with aid list, Texas A&M Commerce has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Commerce are $14,549, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Fine Arts at Texas A&M Commerce

#7 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.

UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Fine Arts at The University of Texas at Arlington

#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UT Tyler is a medium-sized school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 12 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Tyler also took the #12 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Tyler are $16,308, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Fine Arts at UT Tyler

#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

University of Arizona landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 11 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Arizona Fine Arts Report

#13 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275.

Full NMSU Main Campus Fine Arts Report

#10

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, Texas

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 1 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi also took the #0 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $15,683, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Fine Arts at Texas A&M Corpus Christi

#6 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Oklahoma Fine Arts Report

#12

Houston Baptist University

Houston, Texas
#11 in overall quality

Houston Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #12. HBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 9 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

HBU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Houston Baptist University are $12,650.

Read more about Fine Arts at HBU

#13

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Texas Christian University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.

TCU also made our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Christian University are $32,268, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full TCU Fine Arts Report

#1 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #14. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree fine arts students with aid list, SMU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478.

Read full report on Fine Arts at SMU

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

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