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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Texas” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Fine & Studio Arts is the 31st most popular major in the country with 37,413 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,051 and had an average of $25,492 in loans still to pay off.
Across Texas, there were 1,955 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,060 and $27,672 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,524 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 53 colleges that offer a degree in fine and studio arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in fine and studio arts.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Texas” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Texas”.
Out of the 53 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of San Antonio landed the #1 spot on the list. Ai San Antonio is a small private for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 14 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full The Art Institute of San Antonio Fine & Studio Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of Houston. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Texas. Ai Houston is a small private for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 16 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Dallas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Texas list. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at The Art Institute of Dallas
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Texas list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 53 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Georgetown, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 more about Fine & Studio Arts at Southwestern University
Stephen F Austin State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Texas ranking. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 62 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Austin College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Texas ranking. Located in Sherman, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
University of North Texas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Texas ranking. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 216 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees 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.
MSU Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #9. MSU Texas is located in Wichita Falls, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #10. UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 121 bachelors’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%.
Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Fine & Studio Arts Report
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Texas list. Located in Belton, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Texas ranking. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of Houston - Clear Lake
With a ranking of #13, Trinity University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Texas list. Trinity U is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 11 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, 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 89%. 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.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Trinity University
McMurry University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Texas ranking. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Lubbock Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Texas list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Angelo State University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Texas ranking. Angelo State University is located in San Angelo, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Angelo State University
With a ranking of #17, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Texas list. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 56 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full The University of Texas at El Paso Fine & Studio Arts Report
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Texas list. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Texas A&M Corpus Christi
The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Texas ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 141 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
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 Fine & Studio Arts at The University of Texas at Arlington
University of Houston came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Texas ranking. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 112 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Saint Edward’s University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Texas list. Saint Edward’s University is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 10 bachelors’s Fine Arts 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%.
Texas State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Texas ranking. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 84 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Abilene Christian University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Texas list. Abilene Christian is a small school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 12 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Abilene Christian University
Texas Lutheran University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Texas ranking. Texas Lutheran University is a small school located in Seguin, Texas that handed out 3 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Texas ranking. The University of Texas at San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 68 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at The University of Texas at San Antonio
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