2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 556,813 liberal arts / sciences and humanities students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate 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 16 schools in the Southwest Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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.
Top 10 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Central Arizona College to be the best value school for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Pinal County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Coolidge.
Pinal County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,160 in tuition and fees each year.
Pinal County Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Grayson College is a great value for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their undergraduate certificate. Grayson College is a small public school located in the rural area of Denison.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grayson College are $5,482 per year.
Grayson College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Mexico State University - Grants. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the remote town of Grants, NMSU Grants is a public college with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Grants are $4,104 per year.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Carlsbad landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Carlsbad, NMSU Carlsbad is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NMSU Carlsbad are $4,008 a year.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Paris Junior College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Paris, Paris Junior College is a public college with a small student population.
Paris Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,460 in tuition and fees each year.
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Cochise County Community College District landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Located in the small city of Sierra Vista, Cochise College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cochise College are $6,240 a year.
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New Mexico State University - Dona Ana came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Dona Ana are $5,664 per year.
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Vernon College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Vernon, Vernon Regional Junior College is a public school with a small student population.
Vernon Regional Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,120 in tuition and fees each year.
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Pima Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Pima County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $7,566 in tuition and fees each year.
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Central New Mexico Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. CNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.
CNM undergraduate students pay an average of $7,540 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges by State
Explore the best liberal arts / sciences and humanities colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 8,087 |
| Texas | 55,869 |
| New Mexico | 3,989 |
| Oklahoma | 3,298 |
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Majors Related to Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 556,813 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Visual & Performing Arts | 149,215 |
| English Language & Literature | 54,635 |
| Foreign Languages & Linguistics | 33,333 |
| Theology & Religious Vocations | 27,459 |
| Philosophy & Religious Studies | 19,993 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 16 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).
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