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2022 Best Value Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

12 Ranked Colleges
262 Degrees Awarded
$18,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 23,605 people earned their degree in humanities, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States.

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 $75-$110k” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in humanities. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality humanities programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the humanities program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region humanities students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 12 Best Value Colleges for Humanities (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma City Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. OCCC is a fairly large public school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 5 ’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

OCCC also made our “Best Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma City Community College is $11,234 for Southwest Region Humanities students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Humanities at OCCC

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 #2 for the Best Value Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 21 ’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $20,454 for Southwest Region Humanities students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend The University of Texas at Austin.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on 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 $75-$110k. Lee College is a medium-sized public school situated in Baytown, Texas. It awarded 3 ’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

Lee College also took the #10 spot in our “Best Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lee College is $10,268 for southwest region humanities students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#4

Texarkana College

Texarkana, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texarkana College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Texarkana College is a public institution located in Texarkana, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 33 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texarkana College, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texarkana College is $11,707 for Southwest Region Humanities students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Texarkana College Humanities Report

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified ’s humanities students in 2019-2020.

UTSA also took the #7 spot in our “Best Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at San Antonio is $18,275 for Southwest Region Humanities students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Humanities at UTSA

#6

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

With a ranking of #6, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. NAU is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 1 ’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for NAU is $16,535 for Southwest Region Humanities students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Northern Arizona University Humanities Report

The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 44 ’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Dallas, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Dallas is $20,552 for Southwest Region Humanities students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Humanities at The University of Texas at Dallas

#8

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s humanities degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNM is $18,920 for southwest region humanities students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full UNM Humanities Report

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 33 ’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $24,730 for southwest region humanities students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Oklahoma.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, 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 87%.

Read more about Humanities at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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 $75-$110k ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s humanities degrees to 8 students 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. The estimated yearly cost for UH Downtown is $13,592 for southwest region humanities students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Humanities at UH Downtown

University of Central Oklahoma ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k 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. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Oklahoma is $21,330 for Southwest Region Humanities students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full University of Central Oklahoma Humanities Report

#12

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, Texas

Wayland Baptist University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This small school is located in Plainview, Texas, and it awarded 2 ’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayland Baptist University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Humanities Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Wayland Baptist University is $28,442 for southwest region humanities students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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