2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for American U.S. Studies in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

American U.S. Studies is the 309th most popular major in the country with 1,596 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 69 American U.S. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 38 American U.S. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in American U.S. studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality American U.S. studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the American U.S. studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for American U.S. Studies in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$18,023 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s United States studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best American U.S. Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,023 for southwest region bachelor’s degree united states studies students with aid per year to attend The University of Texas at Austin.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about American U.S. Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$14,446 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s United States studies degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #2 spot in our “Best American U.S. Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $14,446 for southwest region bachelor’s degree united states studies students with aid.

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Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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