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2022 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
133 Degrees Awarded
$23,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 16,240 people earned their degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the major the 30th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,827 and had an average of $22,562 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 750 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,463 and $23,603 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 133 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is located in Durant, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 masters’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, Southeastern Oklahoma State University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southeastern Oklahoma State University are $11,178.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 31 masters’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 12 masters’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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