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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

49 Ranked Colleges
2,145 Degrees Awarded
$17,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 39,860 people earned their degree in fine and studio arts, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,847 and had an average of $28,316 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 8,577 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,498 and $24,877 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,145 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 49 colleges that offer a degree in fine and studio arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fine and studio 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 and studio 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 Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 26 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 103 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #16. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $11,400 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M International University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Texas A&M International University is a medium-sized school located in Laredo, Texas that handed out 16 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M International University is $8,807 for southwest region bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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Out of the 49 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 85 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Austin is $20,454 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national 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.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to 74 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $15,123 for southwest region bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend The University of Texas at El Paso.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Chickasha, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $13,793 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend USAO.

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University of North Texas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 276 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $21,613 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UNT.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of North Texas Fine & Studio Arts Report

#7

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Rice University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice also took the #3 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $24,321 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Rice University.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 71 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio is $18,275 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $18,978 for southwest region bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full OSU Fine & Studio Arts Report

Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #10. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 177 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $17,373 for southwest region bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend ASU - Tempe.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#11

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

With a ranking of #11, University of Houston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 94 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston is $18,844 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full UH Fine & Studio Arts Report

#12

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 39 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $21,305 for southwest region bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas Tech.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 143 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Arlington, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $16,473 for southwest region bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UT Arlington.

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Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 59 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k list, SFASU has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Stephen F Austin State University is $18,653 for southwest region bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#15

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas

Texas Woman’s University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #15. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 31 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for TWU is $14,134 for southwest region bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#16

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 92 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $20,200 for southwest region bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#17

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 99 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State University is $19,683 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#18

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Northeastern State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Northeastern State University is a public institution located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Northeastern State University is $15,029 for southwest region bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Portales, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is $13,703 for southwest region bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus Fine & Studio Arts Report

With a ranking of #20, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 9 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Commerce, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - Commerce is $19,060 for southwest region bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#21

West Texas A&M University

Canyon, Texas
#21 in overall quality

West Texas A&M University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for West Texas A&M University is $17,324 for southwest region bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full West Texas A&M University Fine & Studio Arts Report

Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 9 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $19,635 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas A&M Kingsville.

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The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. The University of Texas at Tyler is a medium-sized school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 17 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $16,995 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend The University of Texas at Tyler.

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#24

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

Northern Arizona University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for NAU is $16,535 for southwest region bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Northern Arizona University Fine & Studio Arts Report

#25

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona

Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school awarded 52 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $20,321 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Arizona State University - Skysong.

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#25

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

With a ranking of #25, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. SHSU is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend SHSU is $19,531 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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.

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