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2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
192 Degrees Awarded
$24,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master's in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 559,661 liberal arts general studies students received their degree, making the major the 1st most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 54,014 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,924 and $14,688 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 192 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts general studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts general studies 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 liberal arts general studies 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 Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree liberal arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $0-$30k) in Texas

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A & M University - Central Texas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a small public school situated in Killeen, Texas. It awarded 2 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A & M University - Central Texas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A & M University - Central Texas are $13,561, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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 Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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 #3 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k. UT Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 23 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies 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 The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610.

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#4

University of St. Thomas

Houston, Texas

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St. Thomas landed the #4 spot on the list. UST is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree liberal arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, UST has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies 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 University of St. Thomas are $21,634.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Baptist University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.

HBU also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at HBU are $12,650, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas

Texas Christian University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 30 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TCU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies 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 Christian University are $32,268.

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Southern Methodist University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 masters’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. 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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#8

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Wayland Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Wayland Baptist University is a small school located in Plainview, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayland Baptist University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayland Baptist University are $14,710, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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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