2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Women’s Studies is the 254th most popular major in the country with 2,802 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 157 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in women’s studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great women’s studies programs and cost less that 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 women’s studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree women’s studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Women’s Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s women’s studies degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe also took the #2 spot in our “Best Women’s Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Women’s Studies Report

#2

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Women’s Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.

Read full report on Women’s Studies at UT Austin

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #0 spot in our “Best Women’s Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Women’s Studies at University of Arizona

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Women’s Studies (Income $0-$30k)

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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