2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Texas

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 6,359 people earned their degree in general visual and performing arts, making the major the 125th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $24,577 and had an average of $26,968 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 487 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $18,933 and $20,749 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general visual and performing arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general visual and performing 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 general visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Texas

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$17,530 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 8 doctorate’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$28,610 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k list. UT Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income $30-$48k)

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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