2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in Texas

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 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 Master’s in Texas” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general visual and performing arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The visual 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 “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas”.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in Texas

#1

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Texas A&M University - College Station

#2

The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$28,610 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #2 spot on the list. UT Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at The University of Texas at Dallas

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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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