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2025 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

49 Colleges in the Southwest Region
7,807 Bachelor's Degrees
$29,227 Avg Early-Career Salary
a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #9 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 49 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 7,807 bachelor's degrees in visual & performing arts to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Visual & Performing Arts School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region The visual & performing arts bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

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

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Visual & Performing Arts in the Southwest Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for visual & performing arts students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

10 Top Southwest Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Visual & Performing Arts

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
390 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts needs to check out The University of Texas at Austin. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Austin.More information about a bachelor’s in visual & performing arts from The University of Texas at Austin

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
684 Annual Graduates

Arizona State University - Tempe is a great choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in visual & performing arts from Arizona State University - Tempe

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
135 Annual Graduates

Texas Christian University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts. TCU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Fort Worth.More information about a bachelor’s in visual & performing arts from Texas Christian University

4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
668 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts has to check out University of North Texas. UNT is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Denton.More information about a bachelor’s in visual & performing arts from University of North Texas

5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
128 Annual Graduates

SMU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Dallas.More information about a bachelor’s in visual & performing arts from Southern Methodist University

6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
353 Annual Graduates

UT Dallas is a very large public university located in the city of Richardson.More information about a bachelor’s in visual & performing arts from The University of Texas at Dallas

7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
197 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in visual & performing arts from Texas Tech University

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
463 Annual Graduates

Texas State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of San Marcos.More information about a bachelor’s in visual & performing arts from Texas State University

9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
275 Annual Graduates

University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the city of Tucson.More information about a bachelor’s in visual & performing arts from University of Arizona

10
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
136 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in visual & performing arts from Baylor University

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Visual & Performing Arts students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Houston Houston, TX
12 Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK
13 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
14 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
15 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
16 Arizona State University - Skysong Scottsdale, AZ

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best visual & performing arts schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 35 5,336
Arizona 33 1,538
Oklahoma 32 864
New Mexico 31 346

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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 2,098
Music 1,560
Design & Applied Arts 1,338
Drama & Theater Arts 1,041
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 679
General Visual & Performing Arts 676
Dance 313
Arts & Media Management 97
Other Visual Art 5

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