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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Art History (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

10 Ranked Colleges
39 Degrees Awarded
$27,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Art History Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Art History is the 175th most popular major in the country with 3,716 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 191 art history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 39 art history graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in art history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great art history programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the art history program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Art History (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 6 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UTSA is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 2 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTSA, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at San Antonio are $25,807, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Art History at The University of Texas at San Antonio

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s art history degrees to qualified students.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Art History 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 University of Houston are $18,689.

Full UH Art History Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #4 spot on the list. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 9 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Art History Report

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 2 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree art history students whose families make $30-$48k list, University of Arizona has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Art History 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 University of Arizona are $33,399.

Full University of Arizona Art History Report

#10 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s art history students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Art History at UT Dallas

#7 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 2 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also made our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236.

Read more about Art History at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#8

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#9 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 2 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #9 spot in our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Art History at UNM

#1 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s art history degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

SMU also made our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SMU Art History Report

#10

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Texas Christian University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 4 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

TCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at TCU are $32,268, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full TCU Art History Report

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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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