by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Fine Arts is the 66th most popular major in the country with 11,922 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
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 “Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine arts. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in fine arts.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s”.
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 13 masters’s fine arts 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 A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 12 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. UT 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Baptist University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Houston Baptist University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Tyler, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Texas Christian University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. Fort Worth, 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 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Southern Methodist University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 3 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 2 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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West Texas A&M University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. 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.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Sam Houston State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 21 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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