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2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

10 Ranked Colleges
76 Degrees Awarded
$25,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 4,359 people earned their degree in higher education/higher education administration, making the major the 181st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 365 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 76 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in higher education/higher education administration. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent higher education/higher education administration programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the higher education/higher education administration program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree higher education/higher education administration students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #2 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Houston Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Report

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas A&M Commerce is located in Commerce, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree higher education/higher education administration students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas A&M Commerce has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Commerce are $14,549, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sam Houston State University are $15,704, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 21 degrees to qualified doctorate’s higher education/higher education administration students in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona also took the #6 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Phoenix - Arizona are $17,096, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Texas Christian University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Texas Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TCU also made our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Christian University are $32,268, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas Christian University Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Report

#8

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Baylor University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Baylor is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 1 doctorate’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936.

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#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s higher education/higher education administration students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9 in overall quality

University of Mary Hardin - Baylor ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Belton, Texas, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree higher education/higher education administration students whose families make $0-$30k list, UMHB has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMHB are $18,910, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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