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2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

10 Ranked Colleges
197 Degrees Awarded
$19,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,337 people earned their degree in visual and performing arts, making the major the 217th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 327 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 197 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 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 Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 42 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Austin is $20,454 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at UT Austin

#2

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make $75-$110k list, Rice has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $24,321 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Rice University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, 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 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Rice

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Dallas is $20,552 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.

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

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 26 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #5 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $17,373 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Arizona State University - Tempe

#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #9 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NMSU Main Campus is $12,909 for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech is $21,305 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full Texas Tech University Visual & Performing Arts Report

#2 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 15 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $26,028 for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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

#8 in overall quality

University of Houston - Downtown ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UH Downtown is a fairly large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 15 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Downtown also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend UH Downtown is $13,592 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full University of Houston - Downtown Visual & Performing Arts Report

#9

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNM is $18,920 for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at UNM

#10

Rogers State University

Claremore, Oklahoma
#10 in overall quality

Rogers State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This small school is located in Claremore, Oklahoma, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make $75-$110k list, RSU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend RSU is $18,955 for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Rogers State University Visual & Performing Arts Report

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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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