by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Texas” ranking.
With 149,215 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the 10th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,700 and had an average of $25,051 in loans still to pay off.
Across Texas, there were 8,274 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,923 and $25,602 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,336 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Texas” ranking looked at 71 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in visual and performing arts.
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The visual & performing 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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Texas”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for texas bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of Houston. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Texas. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to 49 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of San Antonio. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Texas. Ai San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 71 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Austin landed the #3 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of Dallas. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Texas. The Art Institute of Dallas is a private for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 71 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Wade College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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With a ranking of #6, Baptist University of the Americas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Texas list. Baptist University of the Americas is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Baptist University of the Americas Visual & Performing Arts Report
Southwestern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #7. Southwestern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Georgetown, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Stephen F Austin State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Texas ranking. SFASU is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 198 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Stephen F Austin State University Visual & Performing Arts Report
Saint Edward’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #9. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to 68 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Lubbock Christian University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Texas list. Lubbock Christian University is a small school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 23 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Texas ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Texas list. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 638 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
With a ranking of #12, Texas Lutheran University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Texas list. TLU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seguin, Texas. It awarded 20 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Texas list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 487 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Abilene Christian University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Texas ranking. Abilene Christian University is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 61 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #15, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Texas list. UT Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 353 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas at Dallas Visual & Performing Arts Report
Texas Christian University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Texas list. Texas Christian University is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 125 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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McMurry University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #18, University of Mary Hardin - Baylor did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Texas list. Belton, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
West Texas A&M University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Texas ranking. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 84 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #20, Austin College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Texas list. Austin College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sherman, Texas. It awarded 11 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #21, Baylor University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Texas list. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 169 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Schreiner University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Texas ranking. Schreiner University is located in Kerrville, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #23, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Texas list. This medium-sized school is located in Kingsville, Texas, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #24. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 160 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Adventist University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Texas list. Southwestern Adventist University is located in Keene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Full Southwestern Adventist University Visual & Performing Arts Report
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