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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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$30,385 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree School for You

Fine & Studio Arts is the #32 most popular major in the country with 37,413 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Oklahoma State University - Main Campus to be the best school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas Christian University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in the Southwest Region . TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Commerce is a large public school located in the town of Commerce.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#5

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Tulsa. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fine and studio arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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West Texas A&M University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the fringe town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #8, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best schools for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best schools for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #10 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best fine and studio arts schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,939
Arizona 479
Oklahoma 234
New Mexico 155

One of 10 majors within the area of study, fine and studio arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 23 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Jorge Royan.

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