2023 Best Value History Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best History Doctor's Degree School for You
History is the #23 most popular major in the country with 32,731 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor'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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best History Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best value school in the Southwest Region for history students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.
UT Austin also took the #4 spot in our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great value for history students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT are $15,600 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great value for history students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas A&M College Station also made our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #5.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UH graduate students pay an average of $18,871 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH also is in the top 20% of our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.
University of Oklahoma graduate students pay an average of $23,876 in tuition and fees each year.
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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree history programs. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.
ASU - Tempe graduate students pay an average of $24,432 in tuition and fees each year.
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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Arlington are $24,005 a year.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree history programs. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OSU are $24,175 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, OSU also did well on our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Southern Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMU are $35,802 per year.
SMU also claimed a spot on our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Explore the best history colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 640 |
| Texas | 2,312 |
| New Mexico | 115 |
| Oklahoma | 242 |
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History Related Majors for History
History Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| History | 32,731 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Education | 327,871 |
| Social Sciences | 205,984 |
| Psychology | 195,678 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 12 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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