2025 Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

Visual & Performing Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #14 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for visual & performing arts students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 158 doctor's degrees in visual & performing arts during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on visual & performing arts students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other visual & performing arts students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for visual & performing arts to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized visual & performing arts related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for visual & performing arts students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Visual & Performing Arts in Texas

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in visual & performing arts.

Top Texas Schools for a Doctorate in Visual & Performing Arts

1

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

43 Annual Graduates

The University of Texas at Austin is a wonderful option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in visual & performing arts from The University of Texas at Austin

2

University of North Texas
Denton, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

54 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in visual & performing arts has to check out University of North Texas. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in visual & performing arts from University of North Texas

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	28	65
Oklahoma	26	13
New Mexico	23	0

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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Music	126
General Visual & Performing Arts	17
Fine & Studio Arts	9
Drama & Theater Arts	4
Dance	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Bonnielou2013. More about our data sources and methodologies.