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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Texas

7 Ranked Colleges
192 Degrees Awarded
$26,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master's in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Liberal Arts General Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 1st of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 559,661 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the liberal arts general studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Texas

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 #1 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.

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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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large public school situated in Richardson, Texas. It awarded 23 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also took the #4 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 UT Dallas are $28,610.

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#3

University of St. Thomas

Houston, Texas

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St. Thomas landed the #3 spot on the list. University of St. Thomas 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.

UST also took the #6 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 UST are $21,634.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 32 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Baptist University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at HBU, the school also landed the #7 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 Houston Baptist University are $12,650.

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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 $30-$48k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 30 masters’s liberal arts degrees 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at TCU are $32,268, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Wayland Baptist University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Plainview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s liberal arts degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Wayland Baptist University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayland Baptist University are $14,710, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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