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2023 Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

27 Colleges
$18,535 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, history was ranked #31 in the country. In fact 32,731 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for history students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for history majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best History Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the Southwest Region for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 per year.

Full History at Arizona State University - Skysong Report

#2

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

Out of the 27 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarleton State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Tarleton are $15,031 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - Commerce helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M Commerce is a large public school located in the town of Commerce.

Texas A&M Commerce graduate students pay an average of $14,682 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Sam Houston State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SHSU are $16,009 a year.

Full History at Sam Houston State University Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas Woman’s University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in the Southwest Region . TWU is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TWU are $15,048 a year.

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Stephen F Austin State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SFASU are $15,695 a year.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #6, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.

Texas Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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University of North Texas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $15,600 per year.

Full History at University of North Texas Report

University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

UH Clear Lake graduate students pay an average of $18,990 in tuition and fees each year.

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.

UT Austin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Full History at The University of Texas at Austin Report

Best History Colleges by State

Explore the best history schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 2,312
Arizona 640
Oklahoma 242
New Mexico 115

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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