2022 Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,213 people earned their degree in peace studies and conflict resolution, making the major the 223rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, peace studies and conflict resolution graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,440 and had an average of $44,382 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 70 peace studies and conflict resolution graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,833 and $40,676 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 49 peace studies and conflict resolution graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in peace studies and conflict resolution. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great peace studies and conflict resolution programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the peace studies and conflict resolution program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree conflict resolution students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution in the Southwest Region

#1

Abilene Christian University

Abilene, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$23,238 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Abilene Christian University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Abilene Christian is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 21 masters’s conflict resolution degrees in 2019-2020.

Abilene Christian not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Abilene Christian University are $23,238.

Read more about Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution at Abilene Christian University

#2

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$47,478 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$49,331 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified masters’s conflict resolution students in 2019-2020.

SMU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478.

Read full report on Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution at Southern Methodist University

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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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