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2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor'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 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Fine & Studio Arts program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for Fine Arts majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the most popular school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

Rice University

Houston, TX

Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fine and studio arts schools in the Southwest Region . University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Methodist University is a great place for fine and studio arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best 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

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 5 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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