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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

12 Colleges
$24,917 Avg Salary
$27,513 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general visual and performing arts was ranked #119 in the country. In fact 6,355 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best school in the Southwest Region for general visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, visual arts majors at UT Austin accumulate an average of around $21,516 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $216, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

Rice University

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

The average amount in student loans that visual arts majors at Rice take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $10,493.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in the Southwest Region . Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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#4

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $181.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, visual arts majors at UT Dallas accumulate an average of around $24,651 in student debt.

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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #6 on this year’s Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $351.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

University of Advancing Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree general visual and performing arts programs. University of Advancing Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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Lubbock Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general visual and performing arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. LCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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#9

Rogers State University

Claremore, OK

Rogers State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree general visual and performing arts programs. RSU is a small public school located in the town of Claremore.

On average, visual arts graduates from RSU take out $26,180 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Rogers State University Report

University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree general visual and performing arts programs. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, visual arts graduates from UNM carry an average student debtload of $18,988.

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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best general visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 593
Arizona 138
Oklahoma 29
New Mexico 67

One of 10 majors within the area of study, general visual and performing arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Visual Arts

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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 Sven Mandel / CC-BY-SA-4.0.

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