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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 421 people earned their degree in Native American studies, making the major the 578th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 106 Native American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 35 Native American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Native American studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Native American studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the Native American studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value American Indian 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 American Indian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

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

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$11,706 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s American Indian studies students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Native American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for southwest region bachelor’s degree american indian studies students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full ASU - Tempe Native American Studies Report

#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 American Indian 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. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best Native American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $14,446 for southwest region bachelor’s degree american indian studies students with aid per year to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Full UNM Native American Studies Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Native American Studies (With Aid)

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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