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Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas

2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

32 Colleges
$15,755 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,449 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in Texas to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for Fine Arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - Kingsville the best value school in Texas for fine and studio arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.

Texas A&M Kingsville undergraduate students pay an average of $9,892 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Houston - Clear Lake helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fine and studio arts schools in Texas. Located in the suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH Clear Lake are $7,698 per year. On average, Fine Arts graduates from UH Clear Lake take out $25,488 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

UH Clear Lake excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.

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Out of the 32 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UT Austin undergraduate students pay an average of $11,752 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, Fine Arts majors at UT Austin accumulate an average of around $22,639 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $435.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas rankings.

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Out of the 32 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

West Texas A&M University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,202 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas Southern University is a great value for fine and studio arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. TSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

TSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,637 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fine and studio arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

UH undergraduate students pay an average of $9,699 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, Fine Arts graduates from UH carry an average student debtload of $27,974.

UH excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.

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Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

Tarleton State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the remote town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tarleton are $7,790 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, Fine Arts graduates from Tarleton carry an average student debtload of $26,227.

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Texas Woman’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fine and studio arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. TWU is a large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TWU are $8,394 a year. Fine Arts majors at TWU take out an average of $30,463 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $11,852 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, Fine Arts majors at Texas Tech accumulate an average of around $29,669 in student debt.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas Tech also did well on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas A&M Commerce is a large public school located in the distant town of Commerce.

Texas A&M Commerce undergraduate students pay an average of $10,026 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools 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.

  • 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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