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

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

42 Colleges
$21,333 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,022 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 149,215 visual and performing arts students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 42 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for visual and performing arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Our 2023 rankings named West Texas A&M University the best value school in the Southwest Region for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at West Texas A&M University are $11,208 a year.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Out of the 42 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grand Canyon University are $17,189 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Grand Canyon University also is in the top 15% of our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

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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 Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TWU are $18,186 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Sam Houston State University is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SHSU are $18,752 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, SHSU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $24,121 per year.

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

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $19,333 per year.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a very large student population.

OSU undergraduate students pay an average of $24,764 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, OSU also did well on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#8

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH are $21,891 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UH also did well on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’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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#9

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

Texas State undergraduate students pay an average of $22,559 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of North Texas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNT are $20,906 a year.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 2,294
Texas 7,696
New Mexico 493
Oklahoma 1,205

Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

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
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355
Arts & Media Management 4,788
Dance 3,288
Other Visual Art 912
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 119
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art 10

Majors Similar to Visual & Performing Arts

Related Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 556,813
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

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 Bonnielou2013.

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