2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region
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History is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 32,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,593 and had an average of $23,490 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 3,158 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,603 and $23,228 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 82 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great history 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 history 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 History Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region.
Top 16 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History in the Southwest Region
Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 7 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best History 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 University of North Texas are $15,618.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best History 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 Texas Tech University are $17,530.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
UTEP also made our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #14. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180.
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 #4 for the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin also made our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s history students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree history students list, UH has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s history students in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best History 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 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236.
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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 3 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Arlington also made our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #13. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s history degrees to qualified students.
UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #10, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
OSU also took the #15 spot in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 2 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree history students list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Texas Christian University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Christian University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 7 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
TCU also took the #3 spot in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Christian University are $32,268.
University of Arizona came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s history degrees to qualified students.
University of Arizona also took the #9 spot in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. 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.
With a ranking of #14, Baylor University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Baylor University is located in Waco, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s history degrees to qualified students.
Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Rice University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Rice is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree history students list, Rice has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Southern Methodist University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree history students list, SMU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478.
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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%.
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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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