2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 235 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer 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.
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 Doctorate in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree visual & performing arts students.
Top 12 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Southwest Region
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 57 degrees to qualified doctorate’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.
UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618.
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region 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 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 7 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. TWU is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
TWU also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #11. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree visual & performing arts students list, University of Oklahoma has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236.
The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 4 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610.
Full The University of Texas at Dallas Visual & Performing Arts Report
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 46 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe also took the #6 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048.
Texas Christian University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Texas Christian University is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 2 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
TCU also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TCU are $32,268.
Full Texas Christian University Visual & Performing Arts Report
University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 21 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #11, Rice University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Rice is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rice, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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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