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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
12 Degrees Awarded
$35,500 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Fine & Studio Arts is the 31st most popular major in the country with 37,604 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , fine & studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $25,159 and had an average of $25,720 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 7,759 fine & studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,603 and $24,489 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 fine & studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,912 and $102,180 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in fine & studio arts. That schools that top this list have a program in fine & studio arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 5 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Southwest Region

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s fine arts degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Rice University Fine & Studio Arts Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s fine arts students in 2021-2022.

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%.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at UT Austin

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region. University of Oklahoma is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 2 doctorate’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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of Oklahoma

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s fine arts students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, 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 SMU Fine & Studio Arts Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 1 doctorate’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at UNM

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