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2022 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

4 Ranked Colleges
40 Degrees Awarded
$26,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies is the 30th most popular major in the country with 16,240 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,827 and had an average of $22,562 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 750 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,463 and $23,603 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified doctorate’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students whose families make $75-$110k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k 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 7 doctorate’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of Arizona

#4

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies 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 UNM are $19,890.

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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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