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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

12 Ranked Colleges
235 Degrees Awarded
$25,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 155,377 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, visual and performing arts is the 10th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,427 and had an average of $28,377 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 18,742 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,041 and $26,133 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 235 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in visual and performing arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent visual and performing arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 12 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 42 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Visual & Performing Arts Report

#2

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Rice also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 57 degrees to qualified doctorate’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #4 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of North Texas Visual & Performing Arts Report

#11 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This fairly large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full TWU Visual & Performing Arts Report

#5 in overall quality

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 Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UT Dallas is a large public school situated in Richardson, Texas. It awarded 4 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Houston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689.

Full UH Visual & Performing Arts Report

#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 28 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 46 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Visual & Performing Arts Report

#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#8 in overall quality

University of Arizona came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at University of Arizona

#10

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#12 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 18 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Oklahoma Visual & Performing Arts Report

#12

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Texas Christian University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. TCU is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

TCU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Christian University are $32,268, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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