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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$17,626 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,822 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 7,696 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for visual and performing arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Visual & Performing Arts

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our analysis found Texas Tech University to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Texas. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $9,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $12,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UT Austin also made our Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at The University of Texas at Austin

#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Texas State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in Texas. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas State are $9,060 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Arlington are $10,853 per year.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at The University of Texas at Arlington

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $8,256 per year.

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#6

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

TCU graduate students pay an average of $32,268 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, TCU is ranked #4 for overall quality for visual and performing arts in Texas.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Texas Christian University Report

With a ranking of #7, Southern Methodist University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

SMU graduate students pay an average of $35,802 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

SMU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Southern Methodist University

Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 2,294
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

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 7 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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