2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k

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Fine & Studio Arts is the 29th most popular major in the country with 39,860 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,847 and had an average of $28,316 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 1,976 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,815 and $25,574 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in fine and studio arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fine and studio arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fine and studio arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas doctor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Texas

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$47,913 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

Rice not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913.

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#2

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $30-$48k)

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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