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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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region” 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 2021-2022, 150,273 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In , visual & performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $26,820 and had an average of $26,756 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 18,213 visual & performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,575 and $24,328 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 194 visual & performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,912 and $102,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in visual & performing arts. That schools that top this list have a program in visual & performing arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #1 spot on the list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 4 doctorate’s visual & performing arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Rice University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 45 doctorate’s visual & performing arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at University of North Texas
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 29 degrees to qualified doctorate’s visual & performing arts students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, 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 85%.
Full Texas Tech University Visual & Performing Arts Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing 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. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 41 doctorate’s visual & performing arts degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at UT Austin
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s visual & performing arts degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Full University of Arizona Visual & Performing Arts Report
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Arizona State University - Tempe
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of Oklahoma is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 18 doctorate’s visual & performing arts degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
University of Houston came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s visual & performing arts degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Houston
Texas Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Texas Christian University is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 1 doctorate’s visual & performing arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full TCU Visual & Performing Arts Report
The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 2 doctorate’s visual & performing arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at UT Dallas
Texas Woman’s University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s visual & performing arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at TWU
Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s visual & performing arts students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at SMU
University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 1 doctorate’s visual & performing arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Baylor University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Baylor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Baylor University Visual & Performing Arts Report
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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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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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