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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

11 Ranked Colleges
429 Degrees Awarded
$24,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Liberal Arts Schools for a Master'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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 559,661 liberal arts general studies students received their degree, making the major the 1st most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 78,664 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,829 and $15,343 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 429 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts general studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent liberal arts general 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 liberal arts general studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

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

Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. The University of Texas at 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.

UT Austin also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. 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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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Vallue Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 160 masters’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Vallue Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Vallue Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #4 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal arts degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #5 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General 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 ASU - Tempe are $27,048.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal arts degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies 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 New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275.

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#6

University of St. Thomas

Houston, Texas

University of St. Thomas ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of St. Thomas is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 21 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UST also took the #8 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UST are $21,634, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. ASU - Skysong is a large public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 32 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies 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.

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#7

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Wayland Baptist University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Plainview, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.

Wayland Baptist University also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayland Baptist University are $14,710, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Houston Baptist University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Vallue Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

HBU also took the #11 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General 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 Houston Baptist University are $12,650.

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#9

St. John's College

Santa Fe, New Mexico
#10 in overall quality

St. John’s College did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 21 degrees to qualified masters’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree liberal arts students whose families make more than $110k list, St. John’s has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts General 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 St. John’s are $28,612.

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Southern Methodist University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 masters’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree liberal arts students whose families make more than $110k list, SMU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#11

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas

Texas Christian University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal arts 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 General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Christian University are $32,268, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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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