by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
Fine & Studio Arts is the 31st most popular major in the country with 37,413 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,051 and had an average of $25,492 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 7,643 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,571 and $26,289 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 145 colleges that offer a degree in fine and studio arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular fine and studio arts programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region fine arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 238 ’s Fine Arts 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s Fine Arts degrees to 181 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 151 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 Fine & Studio Arts at The University of Texas at Arlington
Out of the 145 schools in the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #4 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s Fine Arts degrees to 131 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full The University of Texas at Austin Fine & Studio Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 130 ’s Fine 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%.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 126 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 99 ’s Fine Arts 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.
Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school handed out 95 diplomas to qualified ’s Fine Arts students 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%.
Texas State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 84 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 74 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Fine & Studio Arts Report
The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 72 ’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Stephen F Austin State University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 65 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Tech University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 ’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 56 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full The University of Texas at El Paso Fine & Studio Arts Report
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 42 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
El Paso Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. El Paso Community College is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 41 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at El Paso Community College
University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 40 ’s Fine 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%.
With a ranking of #18, Austin Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s Fine Arts degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
Full Austin Community College District Fine & Studio Arts Report
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development is a small public school situated in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It awarded 36 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 35 ’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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 & Studio Arts at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Houston Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s Fine Arts degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Houston Community College
Texas Woman’s University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 33 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Texas Woman’s University
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public institution located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 31 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
With a ranking of #24, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 30 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - Commerce is located in Commerce, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 ’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Texas A&M University - Commerce
With a ranking of #25, Rose State College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. RSC is a medium-sized public school situated in Midwest City, Oklahoma. It awarded 28 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Rose State College
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