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2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s

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Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 37,413 people earned their degree in fine and studio arts, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States. 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 the Southwest region, there were 7,643 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,571 and $26,289 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,134 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 77 colleges that offered a degree in fine and studio arts. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in fine and studio arts.

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Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s”.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 216 bachelors’s 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.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at UNT

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 162 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Arizona State University - Tempe

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 141 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 full report on Fine & Studio Arts at The University of Texas at Arlington

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 121 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 112 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.

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

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at UH

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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 106 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 full report on Fine & Studio Arts at UT Austin

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Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. ASU - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 95 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Arizona State University - Skysong

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 84 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

Full Texas State University Fine & Studio Arts Report

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 82 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.

Full University of Arizona Fine & Studio Arts Report

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 68 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.

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%.

Full UTSA Fine & Studio Arts Report

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With a ranking of #11, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. SFASU is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 62 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Stephen F Austin State University

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With a ranking of #12, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to 60 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at The University of Texas at El Paso

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 48 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.

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

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University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. 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 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%.

Full UH Clear Lake Fine & Studio Arts Report

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 38 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 87%. 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%.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at University of Oklahoma

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

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Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. Institute of American Indian Arts is a small school located in Santa Fe, New Mexico that handed out 32 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development

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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s 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 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

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Texas Woman’s University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. TWU is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 27 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at TWU

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MSU Texas
Wichita Falls, Texas

MSU Texas landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. MSU Texas is a public institution located in Wichita Falls, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full MSU Texas Fine & Studio Arts Report

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Southern Methodist University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Southern Methodist University Fine & Studio Arts Report

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Baylor University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Waco, Texas, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Baylor

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Sam Houston State University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 21 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at SHSU

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Angelo State University
San Angelo, Texas

Angelo State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Angelo State 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

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