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2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

4 Ranked Colleges
157 Degrees Awarded
$14,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Women's Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Women’s Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Women’s Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the women’s studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Women’s Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Women’s Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Women’s Studies in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

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 in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 16 ’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region women’s studies students with aid list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Women’s Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Austin is $18,023 for Southwest Region Women’s Studies students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 12 ’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Women’s Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Women’s Studies students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Women’s Studies at Arizona State University - Tempe

#3

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 ’s women’s studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region women’s studies students with aid list, UNM has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Women’s Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,446 for southwest region women’s studies students with aid per year to attend UNM.

Full UNM Women’s Studies Report

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 15 ’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region women’s studies students with aid list, University of Arizona has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Women’s Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,016 for Southwest Region Women’s Studies students with aid per year to attend University of Arizona.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Women’s Studies at University of Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 12 ’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong also made our “Best Women’s Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Skysong is $13,971 for southwest region women’s studies students with aid.

Full ASU - Skysong Women’s Studies Report

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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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