2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 155,377 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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.
For this year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in visual and performing arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great visual and performing arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. 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 Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.
Top 12 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 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 Dallas are $28,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 42 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #3 spot on the list. TWU is located in Denton, 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.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at TWU, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962.
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #4 spot on the list. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 57 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 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 University of North Texas are $15,618.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.
UH also took the #10 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689.
With a ranking of #6, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech also took the #7 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Rice University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s visual and performing arts 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 are $47,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 46 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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 Getting Aid ranking. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. University of New Mexico - Main Campus 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.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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 Getting Aid list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 18 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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 Getting Aid 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at TCU 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%.
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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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