2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Women’s Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,802 people earned their degree in women’s studies, making the major the 254th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 157 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in women’s studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent women’s studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the women’s studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree women’s studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Women’s Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Women’s Studies Master’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 UT Austin are $22,886.

Read more about Women’s Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

#2

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s women’s studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Women’s Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.

Full ASU - Tempe Women’s Studies Report

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 1 masters’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Women’s Studies Master’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 University of Arizona are $33,399.

Full University of Arizona Women’s Studies Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Women’s Studies (Income $48-$75k)

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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