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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 149,215 visual and performing arts students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country. 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 the Southwest region, there were 17,851 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,608 and $24,252 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,134 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 43 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts. To top this list, a school must have a successful visual and performing arts program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree visual & performing arts students.
Out of the 43 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 118 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full UT Austin Visual & Performing Arts Report
Out of the 43 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 106 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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Out of the 43 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #3 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 98 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 43 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 69 masters’s visual and performing arts 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 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 61 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 59 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, 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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Rice University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. Rice University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 55 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 51 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at University of Arizona
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Oklahoma Visual & Performing Arts Report
Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 38 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M University - Commerce Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #9, Texas State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 38 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 33 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Texas Christian University
University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 32 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Baylor University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. Baylor is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 30 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Full Baylor Visual & Performing Arts Report
Texas Woman’s University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #15. TWU is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 29 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Oklahoma City University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Oklahoma City University
The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #17. UT Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Central Oklahoma came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Full University of Central Oklahoma Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #19, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 23 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Arizona State University - Skysong
Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #20. Stephen F Austin State University is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 18 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at The University of Texas at El Paso
West Texas A&M University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #22. This medium-sized school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 15 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large public school situated in Richardson, Texas. It awarded 15 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at UT Dallas
With a ranking of #24, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. OSU is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 14 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Sam Houston State University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. Sam Houston State University is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
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