2023 Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best History Master'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.
The Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for history students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
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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 analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for history students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 a year.
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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. Tarleton is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stephenville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tarleton are $15,031 per year.
Out of the 27 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M Commerce are $14,682 per 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 . SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Huntsville.
SHSU graduate students pay an average of $16,009 in tuition and fees each year.
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 . Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
TWU graduate students pay an average of $15,048 in tuition and fees each year.
Stephen F Austin State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. SFASU is a large public school located in the town of Nacogdoches.
SFASU graduate students pay an average of $15,695 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas Tech University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas Tech also did well on our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
University of North Texas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree history programs. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $15,600 per year.
University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UH Clear Lake is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH Clear Lake are $18,990 a year.
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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree history programs. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Austin is ranked #2 for overall quality for history in the Southwest Region .
Read full report on History at The University of Texas at Austin
Best History Colleges by State
Explore the best history schools 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 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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