2026 Best Value Painting Schools in Texas
[Painting](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/fine-and-studio-arts/painting/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong painting education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for painting students.
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2026 Best Value Painting Schools in Texas
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in painting, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Painting Schools
For return on investment in painting, no school beat University Of Houston this year. Located in the city of Houston, University Of Houston is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $9,717 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $22,547. Painting graduates carry a median of $21,845 in student loans. Early-career painting graduates make about $26,482. That is a strong return on a $21,845 median debt. University Of Houston admits about 74% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
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