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2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

8 Ranked Colleges
366 Degrees Awarded
$24,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 365,980 liberal arts students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country.

Across the Southwest region, there were 28,078 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 366 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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 liberal arts program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree liberal studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts 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 UT Austin are $22,886.

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#5 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 #2 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal studies degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree liberal studies students whose families make $75-$110k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full ASU - Tempe Liberal Arts Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 160 degrees to qualified masters’s liberal studies students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Liberal Arts 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 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236.

Read more about Liberal Arts at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#4

University of St. Thomas

Houston, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St. Thomas landed the #4 spot on the list. University of St. Thomas is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 21 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UST, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of St. Thomas are $21,634, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Liberal Arts at University of St. Thomas

#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Baptist University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree liberal studies students whose families make $75-$110k list, HBU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Houston Baptist University are $12,650, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Houston Baptist University Liberal Arts Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal studies students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Liberal Arts 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 ASU - Skysong are $6,724.

Read more about Liberal Arts at ASU - Skysong

#1 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 32 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also made our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Liberal Arts at Southern Methodist University

#7

St. John's College

Santa Fe, New Mexico
#8 in overall quality

St. John’s College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. St. John’s College is a small school located in Santa Fe, New Mexico that handed out 21 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree liberal studies students whose families make $75-$110k list, St. John’s has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. John’s are $28,612, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Texas Christian University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s liberal studies degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TCU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts 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 TCU are $32,268.

Full TCU Liberal Arts 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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