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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master'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 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 43 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master'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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Colleges.

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

Of the 118 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UT Austin, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

Of the 106 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UNT, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 98 students majoring in visual and performing arts at ASU - Tempe, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

Women make up 62% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Houston

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 59% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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

#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 59 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Texas Tech, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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#7

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 55 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Rice, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Rice University Report

#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

About 51% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 49% are male.

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#9

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

Women make up 50% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Texas State University Report

With a ranking of #9, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.

Of the 38 students majoring in visual and performing arts at University of Oklahoma, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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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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