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

10 Ranked Colleges
197 Degrees Awarded
$22,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $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 Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in visual and performing arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent visual and performing arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the visual and performing arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income Over $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 Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Austin is $18,023 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students whose families make more than $110k.

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.

Full UT Austin Visual & Performing Arts Report

#4 in overall quality

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 #2 for the Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. UT Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 39 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 more than $110k list, UT Dallas has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,232 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend The University of Texas at Dallas.

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 full report on Visual & Performing Arts at The University of Texas at Dallas

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 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 estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students whose families make more than $110k.

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

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Visual & Performing Arts Report

#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 #4 for the Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 17 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend NMSU Main Campus is $8,659 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 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 $19,057 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Texas A&M University - College Station.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Visual & Performing Arts Report

#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Texas Tech University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Texas Tech University

#7

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #7 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNM is $14,446 for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make more than $110k.

Full UNM Visual & Performing Arts Report

#8 in overall quality

University of Houston - Downtown did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #8. University of Houston - Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

UH Downtown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,848 for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UH Downtown.

Full UH Downtown Visual & Performing Arts Report

#9

Rogers State University

Claremore, Oklahoma
#10 in overall quality

Rogers State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Claremore, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

RSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend RSU is $16,087 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at RSU

#10

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Rice University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #10. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice also took the #3 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $16,999 for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Rice University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Rice

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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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