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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Art Studies in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
78 Degrees Awarded
$20,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 19,826 people earned their degree in art studies, making the major the 52nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 6,828 art studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 78 art studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in art studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality art studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the art studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree art studies students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Art Studies in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #1 spot on the list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s art studies degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Art Studies at UTSA

#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 15 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689.

Read more about Art Studies at University of Houston

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s art studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree art studies students with aid list, TWU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Art 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 TWU are $14,962.

Read more about Art Studies at TWU

#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 6 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree art studies students with aid list, Texas Tech has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Art 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 Texas Tech University are $17,530.

Full Texas Tech Art Studies Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #5 spot on the list. SFASU is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s art studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree art studies students with aid list, SFASU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SFASU are $15,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Stephen F Austin State University Art Studies Report

#3 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s art studies degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” 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 Art Studies Report

#7

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#6 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. UNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 11 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #6 spot in our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Art Studies at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

#8

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Tulsa did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s art studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Tulsa are $24,080, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Tulsa Art Studies 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.

Credits

  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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