2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree School for You
Liberal Arts General Studies is the most popular major in the United States with 79,412 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies 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 11 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for liberal arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 per year.
UT Austin also made our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.
ASU - Skysong graduate students pay an average of $9,982 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a great value for liberal arts general studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Killeen, Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A & M University - Central Texas are $13,604 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wayland Baptist University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Plainview, Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Wayland Baptist University graduate students pay an average of $15,232 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of St. Thomas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts general studies schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Houston, UST is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UST are $21,634 a year.
UST also claimed a spot on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman.
University of Oklahoma graduate students pay an average of $23,876 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report
Texas Christian University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TCU are $32,268 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, TCU is ranked #4 for overall quality for liberal arts in the Southwest Region .
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Southern Methodist University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
SMU graduate students pay an average of $35,802 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, SMU also did well on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Dallas ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Irving, UD is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
UD graduate students pay an average of $33,750 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UD is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 per year.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Arizona State University - Tempe
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best liberal arts general studies schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 55,869 |
| Arizona | 8,087 |
| Oklahoma | 3,298 |
| New Mexico | 3,989 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 11 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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