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2022 Best Vallue Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

5 Ranked Colleges
516 Degrees Awarded
$29,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 36,493 people earned their degree in individualized studies, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 722 individualized studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 516 individualized studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in individualized studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great individualized 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 individualized studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Individualized Studies (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 81 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree individualized studies students whose families make more than $110k list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Individualized Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Austin is $18,023 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Studies students whose families make more than $110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Individualized Studies at UT Austin

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 155 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree individualized studies students whose families make more than $110k list, University of Oklahoma has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Individualized Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $21,145 for southwest region bachelor’s degree individualized studies students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Individualized Studies at University of Oklahoma

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas A&M Commerce is a public institution located in Commerce, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce also took the #5 spot in our “Best Individualized Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce is $13,017 for southwest region bachelor’s degree individualized studies students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Texas A&M Commerce Individualized Studies Report

#4

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayland Baptist University landed the #4 spot on the list. Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Plainview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 205 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayland Baptist University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Individualized Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wayland Baptist University is $25,152 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Studies students whose families make more than $110k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Wayland Baptist University Individualized Studies Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also made our “Best Individualized Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for SMU is $36,222 for southwest region bachelor’s degree individualized studies students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, 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 90%.

Read full report on Individualized Studies at SMU

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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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