2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Arizona

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 Arizona” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 559,661 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, liberal arts general studies is the 1st most popular major in the United States. 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 Arizona, there were 13,148 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,768 and $17,464 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 55 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,233 and $38,981 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Arizona” ranking, we looked at 2 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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The liberal arts 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 Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Arizona”.

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Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Arizona

The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona master’s degree liberal arts students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Arizona

#1

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$6,724 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$40,089 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 32 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Skysong are $6,724.

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#2

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$40,089 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Arizona. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 20 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, 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%.

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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