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2022 Best Value Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

12 Ranked Colleges
262 Degrees Awarded
$11,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Humanities is the 31st most popular major in the country with 23,605 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 262 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in humanities. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality humanities programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the humanities 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 Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region humanities students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 12 Best Value Colleges for Humanities (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma City Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 5 ’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region humanities students whose families make $0-$30k list, OCCC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,889 for southwest region humanities students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Oklahoma City Community College.

Read more about Humanities at Oklahoma City Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 ’s humanities degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin also made our “Best Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $12,203 for southwest region humanities students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UT Austin.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Humanities at The University of Texas at Austin

#3

Lee College

Baytown, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lee College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Lee College is located in Baytown, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 ’s humanities degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region humanities students whose families make $0-$30k list, Lee College has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lee College is $7,560 for southwest region humanities students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Humanities at Lee College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 8 ’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA also made our “Best Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $10,516 for Southwest Region Humanities students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UTSA.

Read full report on Humanities at The University of Texas at San Antonio

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UT Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 44 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region humanities students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Dallas has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Dallas is $10,857 for Southwest Region Humanities students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full The University of Texas at Dallas Humanities Report

#6

Texarkana College

Texarkana, Texas

Texarkana College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Texarkana, Texas, and it awarded 33 ’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

Texarkana College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texarkana College is $5,854 for southwest region humanities students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Humanities at Texarkana College

#7

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

Northern Arizona University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region humanities students whose families make $0-$30k list, NAU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Arizona University is $9,251 for southwest region humanities students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Humanities at Northern Arizona University

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #2 spot in our “Best Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $16,675 for Southwest Region Humanities students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Humanities at University of Oklahoma

University of Central Oklahoma ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s humanities degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,297 for southwest region humanities students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UCO.

Read full report on Humanities at University of Central Oklahoma

University of Houston - Downtown came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 8 ’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Downtown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $5,065 for Southwest Region Humanities students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Houston - Downtown.

Read more about Humanities at UH Downtown

#11

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 8 ’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $13,242 for Southwest Region Humanities students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Humanities at UNM

#12

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, Texas

Wayland Baptist University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Wayland Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Plainview, Texas. It awarded 2 ’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayland Baptist University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $22,450 for Southwest Region Humanities students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Wayland Baptist University.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Humanities at Wayland Baptist University

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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