2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 155,377 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 the Southwest region, there were 18,742 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,041 and $26,133 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 7,900 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 61 colleges that offered 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 & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Southwest Region
Out of the 61 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #1 spot on the list. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 95 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
West Texas A&M University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,761 for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students per year to attend West Texas A&M University.
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Out of the 61 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #2 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 102 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Skysong is $13,971 for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to 171 students in 2019-2020.
UT Rio Grande Valley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual & Performing Arts students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, 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 Rio Grande Valley
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 Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 652 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT 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 UNT is $15,086 for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 61 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #5 spot on the list. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 247 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
UH 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 $12,838 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual & Performing Arts students per year to attend UH.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 113 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
UTSA also took the #15 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,853 for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students per year to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at The University of Texas at San Antonio
Tarleton State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarleton State University is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 50 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $18,979 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual & Performing Arts students per year to attend Tarleton.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Tarleton State University
Texas Tech University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 145 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $17,571 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual & Performing Arts students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Texas Tech University
Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 170 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SHSU is $14,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students.
University of Central Oklahoma came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 121 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Central Oklahoma is $16,562 for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students.
Full University of Central Oklahoma Visual & Performing Arts Report
Texas Woman’s University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 99 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend TWU is $9,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students.
Stephen F Austin State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to 204 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students list, SFASU has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,723 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual & Performing Arts students per year to attend Stephen F Austin State University.
Texas State University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 514 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Texas State also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students.
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Portales, New Mexico, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,516 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual & Performing Arts students per year to attend ENMU - Main Campus.
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University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Chickasha, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for USAO is $8,607 for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students.
With a ranking of #16, Grand Canyon University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to 211 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $21,020 for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students per year to attend Grand Canyon University.
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Texas A&M International University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Texas A&M International University is a public institution located in Laredo, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M International University is $3,074 for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students.
Full Texas A&M International University Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #18, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 140 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $14,648 for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Commerce, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to 78 students in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Commerce did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M Commerce is $13,017 for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Texas A&M University - Commerce
Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 36 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Kingsville also took the #18 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville is $13,778 for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students.
Full Texas A&M University - Kingsville Visual & Performing Arts Report
University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,612 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual & Performing Arts students per year to attend UH Clear Lake.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Houston - Clear Lake
University of Houston - Downtown ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UH Downtown is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UH Downtown is $6,848 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual & Performing Arts students.
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Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Institute of American Indian Arts is a small public school situated in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It awarded 28 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development is $12,607 for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Institute of American Indian Arts Visual & Performing Arts Report
Northeastern State University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for NSU is $9,994 for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 74 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $16,332 for southwest region bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students per year to attend Texas A&M Corpus Christi.
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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%.
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- *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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