2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in Arizona (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Liberal Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 365,980 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across Arizona, there were 9,405 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 44 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,233 and $38,981 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent liberal arts programs, but they also 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 liberal arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona master’s degree liberal studies students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in Arizona (With Aid)

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 12 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Liberal Arts Report

#2

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$6,724 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid. ASU - Skysong is a large public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 32 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong also took the #2 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full ASU - Skysong Liberal Arts Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
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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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