2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Humanities in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” 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. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 48 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in humanities. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent humanities programs, but they also cost less that 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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The humanities school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree humanities students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Humanities in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$28,610 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UT Dallas is a large public school situated in Richardson, Texas. It awarded 23 masters’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Dallas, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, Texas

$14,710 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayland Baptist University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Plainview, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s humanities students in 2019-2020.

Wayland Baptist University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Humanities Master’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 Wayland Baptist University are $14,710.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Humanities (With Aid)

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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