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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Texas

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Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in Texas 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 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the most popular school in Texas for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 60% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of North Texas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Texas. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

Women make up 52% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of North Texas Report

#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #3 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.

About 62% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 38% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 59% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 41% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Southern Methodist University Report

#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

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

Women make up 49% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#6

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 49% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas A&M Commerce is a large public school located in the town of Commerce.

About 68% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 32% are male.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Texas A&M University - Commerce

#7

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

About 50% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#9

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

About 52% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 48% are male.

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#10

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 47% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Baylor University Report

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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