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2024 Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

42 Colleges in the Southwest Region
2,134 Bachelor's Degrees
$24,778 Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #22 in popularity, fine & studio arts is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 42 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,134 bachelor's degrees in fine & studio arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Fine & Studio Arts School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region Your choice of fine & studio arts for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for fine & studio arts students working on their bachelor's degree.

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The fine arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Fine & Studio Arts in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in fine & studio arts.

10 Top Southwest Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Fine Arts

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106 Annual Graduates
$29,630 Median Starting Salary
$24,057 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in fine & studio arts has to check out The University of Texas at Austin. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Fine & Studio Arts bachelor's degree recipients from The University of Texas at Austin receive an earnings boost of approximately $4,852 above the average earnings of fine & studio arts graduates.

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Southern Methodist University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in fine & studio arts. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.

Fine & Studio Arts bachelor's degree recipients from Southern Methodist University earn a boost of about $12,920 over the typical income of fine & studio arts graduates.

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Rice University
Houston, TX
12 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in fine & studio arts needs to check out Rice University. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Houston.More information about a bachelor’s in fine & studio arts from Rice University

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82 Annual Graduates
$28,557 Median Starting Salary
$19,290 Median Student Debt

It's hard to beat University of Arizona if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in fine & studio arts. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the fine & studio arts major at University of Arizona get $3,779 more than the standard college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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13 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in fine & studio arts from Texas Christian University

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162 Annual Graduates
$28,643 Median Starting Salary
$23,395 Median Student Debt

ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the city of Tempe.

Fine & Studio Arts bachelor's degree recipients from Arizona State University - Tempe get an earnings boost of about $3,865 above the average income of fine & studio arts graduates.

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7
112 Annual Graduates
$27,051 Median Starting Salary
$21,845 Median Student Debt

Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public university with a very large student population.

Those fine & studio arts students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Houston make $2,273 more than the average fine arts graduate.

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216 Annual Graduates
$27,197 Median Starting Salary
$24,000 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Those fine & studio arts students who get their bachelor's degree from University of North Texas receive $2,419 more than the typical fine arts student.

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21 Annual Graduates
$30,583 Median Starting Salary
$26,000 Median Student Debt

Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

Fine & Studio Arts bachelor's degree recipients from Baylor University earn a boost of approximately $5,805 above the typical earnings of fine & studio arts majors.

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University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Tulsa.

Fine & Studio Arts bachelor's degree recipients from University of Tulsa receive an earnings boost of approximately $5,306 over the typical earnings of fine & studio arts majors.

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Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best fine & studio arts schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 245 1,524
Arizona 200 354
Oklahoma 190 152
New Mexico 133 104

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Fine & Studio Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Fine Arts Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Fine Arts 1,001
Art Studies 892
Art History 145
Intermedia/Multimedia 50
Painting 23
Sculpture 10
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies 8
Printmaking 3
Ceramic Arts & Ceramics 2

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 1,677
Design & Applied Arts 1,473
Drama & Theater Arts 1,093
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 680
General Visual & Performing Arts 592
Dance 338
Arts & Media Management 92
Other Visual Art 5

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