9
Colleges in the Southwest Region
284
Visual Arts Degrees Awarded
A degree in
visual & performing arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #221 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for visual & performing arts students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 284 degrees in visual & performing arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Jump to one of the following sections: * Degree-Level Rankings
The visual arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Visual & Performing Arts rankings. We derive our Best Overall Visual & Performing Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the visual arts degree levels they offer.
Top Southwest Region Schools in Visual Arts
Rice University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in visual & performing arts. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Houston. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rice is a great university overall.
There were roughly 26 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in visual & performing arts from Rice University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In TX
34
Visual Arts Degrees Awarded
Every student pursuing a degree in visual & performing arts needs to take a look at The University of Texas at Dallas. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #216 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Dallas is a great university overall.
There were about 34 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UT Dallas in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in visual & performing arts from The University of Texas at Dallas
Every student pursuing a degree in visual & performing arts has to look into Texas Tech University. Texas Tech is a very large public university located in the city of Lubbock. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.
There were about 21 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in visual & performing arts from Texas Tech University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In AZ
Arizona State University - Tempe is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in visual & performing arts. ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the city of Tempe. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were roughly 20 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in visual & performing arts from Arizona State University - Tempe
UNM is a very large public university located in the large city of Albuquerque. This university ranks 1st out of 23 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were roughly 14 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in visual & performing arts from University of New Mexico - Main Campus
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