Bachelor's · Austin, Texas
Is Fine and Studio Arts at The University of Texas at Austin worth it?
High confidence High confidence: 100+ graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Pays back slowly: graduates typically recover the cost in about 8.5 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $32,553
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $51,268
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $19,125
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $79k (likely $79k – $90k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $15k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in TX
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 8.5 years (likely 6.7–11.5)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$121k (likely −$176k – −$67k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- $70k (likely −$44k – $206k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 89%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Borrowers making progress / in default, 2 years in
- not reported / ≤ 20%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-19, 2019-20
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Students heading toward art, design & performance majors like this one often take these classes. Every school offers a different mix, so check with your counselor.
AP classes
- AP 2-D Art and Design
- AP Drawing
- AP Art History
- AP Music Theory
IB Higher Level
- Visual Arts HL
- Music HL or Theatre HL or Film HL
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Other majors at The University of Texas at Austin
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Master's)$219,705
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$197,707
- Engineering-Related Fields (Master's)$173,195
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Master's)$169,498
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's)$161,081
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$155,168
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)$146,003
- Electrical and Computer Engineering (Master's)$145,037
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctoral)$142,359
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral)$140,262
- Petroleum Engineering (Bachelor's)$139,867
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral)$134,846
Fine and Studio Arts at other schools in Texas
- Texas Woman's University$52,306
- Texas Tech University$50,892
- Southern Methodist University$50,693
- Baylor University$50,253
- Midwestern State University$49,896
- University of North Texas$47,639
- The University of Texas at Arlington$47,106
- University of Houston$45,446
- Texas State University$44,934
- Tarleton State University$43,665