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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$22,236 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,931 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, liberal arts general studies was the most popular one in Texas. In total, 55,869 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Texas.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for liberal arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas

Check out the liberal arts master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Liberal Arts General Studies

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A & M University - Central Texas the best value school in Texas 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.

Texas A & M University - Central Texas graduate students pay an average of $6,242 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Texas A & M University - Central Texas Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $12,050 per year.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas rankings.

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#3

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wayland Baptist University is a great value for liberal arts general studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Plainview, Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wayland Baptist University are $15,232 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of St. Thomas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Houston, UST is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UST are $21,634 a year.

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#5

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas Christian University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts general studies schools in Texas. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

TCU graduate students pay an average of $32,268 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 Texas.

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With a ranking of #6, Southern Methodist University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their master’s degree. 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 in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SMU also is in the top 10% of our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Southern Methodist University Report

#7

University of Dallas

Irving, TX

University of Dallas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the 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 in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UD also did well on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 8,087
Oklahoma 3,298
New Mexico 3,989

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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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