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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region

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Fine Arts is the 66th most popular major in the country with 11,681 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,228 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 88 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,505 and $37,295 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in fine arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their fine arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree fine arts students.

Top 15 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in the Southwest Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Baptist University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 9 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Fine Arts at Texas A&M University - Commerce

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Tyler. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region. Tyler, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Fine Arts at The University of Texas at Tyler

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 15 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of North Texas Fine Arts Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas Christian University Fine Arts Report

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University of Arizona came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s fine arts students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.

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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 Fine Arts at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

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West Texas A&M University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 2 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.

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%.

Full West Texas A&M University Fine Arts Report

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s fine arts students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Fine Arts at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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With a ranking of #10, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.

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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Fine Arts at SMU

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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 Fine Arts at The University of Texas at Arlington

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Fine Arts at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Fine Arts Report

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. University of Oklahoma is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 3 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Fine Arts at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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Sam Houston State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 33 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Fine Arts at SHSU

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