2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master'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 Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named West Texas A&M University the best value school in the Southwest Region for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
West Texas A&M University graduate students pay an average of $8,574 in tuition and fees each year.
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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 #2 on this year’s Best Value 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.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M Commerce are $14,682 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TWU is a large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TWU are $15,048 a year.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas Tech also did well on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OSU are $24,175 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, OSU also is in the top 20% of our Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 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 midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,677 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Rio Grande Valley also did well on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of North Texas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT are $15,600 a year.
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Stephen F Austin State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SFASU are $15,695 per year.
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University of Houston 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 #9 on the list. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH are $18,871 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH also is in the top 15% of our Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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University of Tulsa landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Located in the city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Tulsa are $25,182 a year.
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Request InformationBest Fine & Studio Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best fine and studio arts colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,939 |
| Arizona | 479 |
| Oklahoma | 234 |
| New Mexico | 155 |
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Majors Related to Fine Arts
One of 10 majors within the area of study, fine and studio arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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