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Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Texas

2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Texas

35 Colleges
$25,060 Avg Salary
$27,672 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts School for You

With 1,939 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fine and studio arts is the #35 most popular major in Texas.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 35 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges.

Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Methodist University the best school in Texas for fine and studio arts students. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for fine and studio arts students. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, Fine Arts graduates from UT Austin take out $23,250 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $435.

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The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - Kingsville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in Texas. Texas A&M Kingsville is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.

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Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

The excellent programs at Texas Christian University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in Texas. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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Rice University

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best fine and studio arts programs. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, Fine Arts graduates from Texas Tech take out $27,721 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Austin Community College District landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best fine and studio arts programs. Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

After completing their degree, Fine Arts graduates from Austin Community College District carry an average student debtload of $14,000.

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#8

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for fine and studio arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Fine Arts majors at Baylor take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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With a ranking of #9, Abilene Christian University did quite well on this year’s best schools for fine and studio arts students. Abilene Christian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Abilene.

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West Texas A&M University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for fine and studio arts students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 25 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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