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2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
141 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master's in Texas For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 365,980 liberal arts students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country.

Across Texas, there were 14,305 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 141 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts 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 liberal arts 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 Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree liberal studies students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in Texas (With Aid)

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A & M University - Central Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Killeen, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A & M University - Central Texas also took the #0 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A & M University - Central Texas are $13,561.

Read more about Liberal Arts at Texas A & M University - Central Texas

#2 in overall quality

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 Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree liberal studies students with aid list, UT Austin has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of St. Thomas

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of St. Thomas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid. UST is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.

UST also made our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UST are $21,634, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Baptist University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid. Houston Baptist University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.

HBU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Houston Baptist University are $12,650.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 masters’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Texas Christian University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s liberal studies degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

TCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. 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.

Full Texas Christian University Liberal Arts Report

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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