2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid
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 in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Visual & Performing Arts is the 125th most popular major in the country with 6,359 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the Southwest region, there were 744 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,725 and $18,933 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general visual and performing arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general visual and performing arts programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region visual arts students with aid.
Top 15 Best Value Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 89 ’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Austin Community College District also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $6,861 for southwest region visual arts students with aid.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pima Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 54 ’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Pima County Community College District also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #11. The yearly cost to attend Pima County Community College District is $3,583 for southwest region visual arts students with aid.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. San Jacinto Community College is a large public school situated in Pasadena, Texas. It awarded 78 ’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region visual arts students with aid list, San Jacinto College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto Community College is $8,692 for southwest region visual arts students with aid.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. UT Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 163 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Dallas is $15,232 for southwest region visual arts students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 93 ’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Austin is $18,023 for Southwest Region Visual Arts students with aid.
The low 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #6, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for southwest region visual arts students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified ’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $19,057 for Southwest Region Visual Arts students with aid.
The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Texas Tech University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified ’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $17,571 for southwest region visual arts students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Texas Tech University General Visual & Performing Arts Report
Rice University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 20 ’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Rice also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $16,999 for southwest region visual arts students with aid per year to attend Rice.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 55 ’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.
UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $14,446 for southwest region visual arts students with aid.
University of Houston - Downtown ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s visual arts degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
UH Downtown also took the #13 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston - Downtown is $6,848 for Southwest Region Visual Arts students with aid.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,659 for southwest region visual arts students with aid per year to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus.
Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus General Visual & Performing Arts Report
Rogers State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Claremore, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified ’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.
RSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Rogers State University is $16,087 for Southwest Region Visual Arts students with aid.
Grand Canyon University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 57 ’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Grand Canyon University also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Grand Canyon University is $21,020 for southwest region visual arts students with aid.
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Oklahoma Baptist University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. OBU is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region visual arts students with aid list, OBU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma Baptist University is $21,446 for southwest region visual arts students with aid.
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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%.
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- *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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