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2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

4 Ranked Colleges
109 Degrees Awarded
$12,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Women's Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,802 people earned their degree in women’s studies, making the major the 254th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 157 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 109 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in women’s studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent women’s 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 women’s studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree women’s studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Women’s Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 6 bachelors’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Women’s Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,921 for southwest region bachelor’s degree women’s studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend ASU - Tempe.

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

Read full report on Women’s Studies at ASU - Tempe

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s women’s studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree women’s studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, University of Arizona has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Women’s Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $11,466 for southwest region bachelor’s degree women’s studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Arizona Women’s Studies Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #3 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s women’s studies degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree women’s studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Women’s Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Austin is $13,575 for southwest region bachelor’s degree women’s studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full UT Austin Women’s Studies Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Women’s Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Skysong is $12,020 for southwest region bachelor’s degree women’s studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Women’s Studies at ASU - Skysong

#4

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s women’s studies students in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Women’s Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $14,458 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Women’s Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Women’s Studies Report

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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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