by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 11,922 people earned their degree in fine arts, making the major the 66th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,261 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 100 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in fine arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their fine arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The fine arts 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree fine arts students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Baptist University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 12 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Tyler. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region. UT Tyler is a public institution located in Tyler, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public institution located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
West Texas A&M University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s fine arts students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southern Methodist University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 3 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 10 masters’s fine arts 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%.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s fine arts students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #13, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 9 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
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