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2021 Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

24 Colleges
2,154 Bachelor's Degrees
$28,054 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

For this year's Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking, we looked at 24 colleges that offer a bachelor's in fine arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fine & studio arts programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fine & studio arts program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

Check out the fine arts programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students

1

Southern Methodist University has taken the #1 spot in this year's fine & studio arts ranking for non-traditional students. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SMU has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Southwest Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. 912 students at SMU are exclusively online. 3,019 students are part time.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Southern Methodist University

2

Our rankings recognize University of Houston as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population. UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Southwest Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 26,121 students at UH that take at least one class online. 13,663 students are part time.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of Houston Report

3

The University of Texas at Austin earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin. UT Austin not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Southwest Region list.

The student loan default rate at UT Austin is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 23,198 students take at least one class online at UT Austin. There are roughly 3,479 part time students in attendance at UT Austin.

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

4

Our rankings recognize The University of Texas at Arlington as the #4 school in this year's rankings. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

The student loan default rate at UT Arlington is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 17,309 students at UT Arlington are exclusively online. There are roughly 22,217 part time students in attendance at UT Arlington.

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

5

Our rankings recognize University of Houston - Clear Lake as the #5 school in this year's rankings. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Houston. UH Clear Lake not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Southwest Region list.

About 0.4% of UH Clear Lake students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,857 students take at least one class online at UH Clear Lake. There are roughly 4,970 part time students in attendance at UH Clear Lake.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of Houston - Clear Lake Report

6

Our rankings recognize University of Oklahoma Norman Campus as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population. University of Oklahoma also made our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #5.

About 1.2% of University of Oklahoma students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 12,433 students at University of Oklahoma that take at least one class online. About 6,082 of the students at University of Oklahoma are attending part time.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report

7

Texas Woman's University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best fine & studio arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. 6,914 students at TWU are exclusively online. 7,329 students are part time.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Texas Woman’s University Report

8

University of North Texas comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 1.8% of UNT students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 20,194 students at UNT that take at least one class online. About 12,105 of the students at UNT are attending part time.

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9

Arizona State University - Tempe comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Southwest Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at ASU - Tempe is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 37,856 students at ASU - Tempe that take at least one class online. 8,480 students are part time.

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

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Texas Tech University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best fine & studio arts schools for non-traditional students. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock. Texas Tech not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Southwest Region list.

About 1.4% of Texas Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 22,394 students at Texas Tech that take at least one class online. About 7,077 of the students at Texas Tech are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Fine & Studio Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students fine & studio arts schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,524
Arizona 354
Oklahoma 152
New Mexico 104

One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Fine & Studio Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 24 schools only.

References

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