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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Texas (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
149 Degrees Awarded
$25,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

With 155,377 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, visual and performing arts is the 10th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,427 and had an average of $28,377 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 8,101 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 149 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 8 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas doctor’s degree visual & performing arts students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Texas (With Aid)

#5 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 & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#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 #2 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to 42 students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UT Austin Visual & Performing Arts Report

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 2 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TWU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Texas Woman’s University

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 57 degrees to qualified doctorate’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #4 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNT Visual & Performing Arts Report

#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UH Visual & Performing Arts Report

#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Texas Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas Tech University Visual & Performing Arts Report

#7

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Rice University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

Rice did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Rice

#8

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Texas Christian University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking. Texas Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TCU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Christian University are $32,268.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Texas Christian University

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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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