2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

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 Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 559,661 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,829 and $15,343 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 25 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

More Ways to Rank Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$28,610 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students with aid list, UT Dallas has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Dallas Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

#2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#3 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #3 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at NMSU Main Campus

#3

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$47,478 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at SMU

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (With Aid)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

Featured Liberal Arts Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >