2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
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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.
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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 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 Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of North Texas the most popular school in the Southwest Region for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. UNT is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.
Women make up 45% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 40% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 60% are male.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 50% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 32 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Texas Tech, 44% are male and 56% are female.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.
About 36% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 64% are male.
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University of Houston ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.
Women make up 23% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.
Women make up 38% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #8, Rice University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 25% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.
About 20% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 80% are male.
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Texas Christian University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 2,294 |
| Texas | 7,696 |
| New Mexico | 493 |
| Oklahoma | 1,205 |
Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
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 14 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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