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2022 Best Value Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

15 Ranked Colleges
744 Degrees Awarded
$20,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

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General Visual & Performing Arts is the 125th most popular major in the country with 6,359 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $24,577 and had an average of $26,968 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 744 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,725 and $18,933 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in general visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general visual and performing arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 15 Best Value Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Austin Community College District is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 89 ’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $6,861 for southwest region visual arts students whose families make more than $110k.

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#2

Pima Community College

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 54 ’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region visual arts students whose families make more than $110k list, Pima County Community College District has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $3,583 for southwest region visual arts students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Pima County Community College District.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Pasadena, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s visual arts degrees to 78 students in 2019-2020.

San Jacinto College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto College is $8,692 for Southwest Region Visual Arts students whose families make more than $110k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 93 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $18,023 for Southwest Region Visual Arts students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend The University of Texas at Austin.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 163 ’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $15,232 for southwest region visual arts students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UT Dallas.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 26 ’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for southwest region visual arts students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

With a ranking of #7, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 10 ’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $17,571 for Southwest Region Visual Arts students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Texas Tech University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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With a ranking of #8, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 17 ’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #14. It costs about $8,659 for Southwest Region Visual Arts students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend NMSU Main Campus.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #9 on this year’s Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 19 ’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for southwest region visual arts students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#10

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 55 degrees to qualified ’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,446 for Southwest Region Visual Arts students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

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University of Houston - Downtown landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. UH Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

UH Downtown also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #13. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston - Downtown is $6,848 for Southwest Region Visual Arts students whose families make more than $110k.

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#12

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

Grand Canyon University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #12. Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 57 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Canyon University, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Grand Canyon University is $21,020 for southwest region visual arts students whose families make more than $110k.

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#13

Rogers State University

Claremore, Oklahoma

Rogers State University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Claremore, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s visual arts degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RSU, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rogers State University is $16,087 for Southwest Region Visual Arts students whose families make more than $110k.

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#14

Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee, Oklahoma

With a ranking of #14, Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Oklahoma Baptist University is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OBU, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $21,446 for Southwest Region Visual Arts students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend OBU.

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#15

Rice University

Houston, Texas

Rice University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #15. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s visual arts degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rice, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rice University is $16,999 for Southwest Region Visual Arts students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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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%.

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  • *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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