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2022 Best Vallue Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

5 Ranked Colleges
750 Degrees Awarded
$20,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 16,240 people earned their degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the major the 30th most popular in the United States. 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.

This year’s “Best Vallue Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies 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 Vallue Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Oklahoma State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Durant, Oklahoma. It awarded 26 ’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeastern Oklahoma State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southeastern Oklahoma State University is $8,237 for southwest region area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students whose families make more than $110k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 143 ’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UT Austin is $18,023 for southwest region area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 73 ’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for southwest region area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 106 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for Southwest Region Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies students whose families make more than $110k.

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

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#5

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 70 ’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #6 spot in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNM is $14,446 for Southwest Region Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies students whose families make more than $110k.

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Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. ASU - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 ’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Skysong also made our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $13,971 for southwest region area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend ASU - Skysong.

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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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