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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 36,493 people earned their degree in individualized studies, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 722 individualized studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 individualized studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality individualized studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the individualized studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Individualized Studies 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 individualized studies students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Individualized Studies in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s individualized studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Individualized Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Individualized Studies at ASU - Tempe

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Individualized Studies (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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