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2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

10 Ranked Colleges
197 Degrees Awarded
$14,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Visual & Performing Arts is the 217th most popular major in the country with 3,337 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the 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.

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Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual arts students with aid.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#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 #1 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $15,232 for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual arts students with aid per year to attend The University of Texas at Dallas.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 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. It costs about $18,023 for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual arts students with aid per year to attend UT Austin.

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 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Austin Visual & Performing Arts Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and 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 yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full ASU - Tempe Visual & Performing Arts Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. 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 took the #2 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $19,057 for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual arts students with aid per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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

#5

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Rice University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 20 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $16,999 for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual arts students with aid per year to attend Rice.

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

Full Rice University Visual & Performing Arts Report

#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Texas Tech University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. 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 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. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech is $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual arts students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Texas Tech Visual & Performing Arts Report

#7

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#7 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus 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 Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s visual arts degrees 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. It costs about $14,446 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students with aid per year to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Full UNM Visual & Performing Arts Report

#8 in overall quality

University of Houston - Downtown landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Downtown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston - Downtown is $6,848 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students with aid.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at UH Downtown

#9 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $8,659 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students with aid per year to attend NMSU Main Campus.

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

#10

Rogers State University

Claremore, Oklahoma
#10 in overall quality

Rogers State University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Rogers State University is a small public school situated in Claremore, Oklahoma. It awarded 10 bachelors’s visual arts degrees 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 Rogers State University is $16,087 for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual arts students with aid.

Full RSU 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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