2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Art History in the Southwest Region
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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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 123 art history graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree in art history. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent art history programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree art history students.
Top 17 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Art History in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Art History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,086 for southwest region bachelor’s degree art history students per year to attend UNT.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 12 bachelors’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.
UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Art History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston is $12,838 for southwest region bachelor’s degree art history students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s art history students in 2019-2020.
UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Art History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UTSA is $13,853 for southwest region bachelor’s degree art history students.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s art history degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Art History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,230 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Art History students per year to attend Texas State University.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. SFASU is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s art history degrees to qualified students.
SFASU also took the #15 spot in our “Best Art History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,723 for southwest region bachelor’s degree art history students per year to attend SFASU.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Art History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma is $21,145 for southwest region bachelor’s degree art history students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s art history students in 2019-2020.
UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Art History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Arlington is $14,246 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Art History students.
The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 7 bachelors’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.
UTEP also made our “Best Art History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #16. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at El Paso is $8,920 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Art History students.
Read more about Art History at The University of Texas at El Paso
University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 6 bachelors’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.
UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Art History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,446 for southwest region bachelor’s degree art history students per year to attend UNM.
With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s art history students in 2019-2020.
UT Austin also made our “Best Art History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $18,023 for southwest region bachelor’s degree art history students per year to attend UT Austin.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Arizona ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 7 bachelors’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree art history students list, University of Arizona has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Art History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,016 for southwest region bachelor’s degree art history students per year to attend University of Arizona.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Tulsa ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Tulsa also made our “Best Art History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #11. The yearly cost to attend University of Tulsa is $20,936 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Art History students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Southwestern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Georgetown, Texas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.
Southwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Art History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southwestern University is $25,470 for southwest region bachelor’s degree art history students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Baylor University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Art History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $36,039 for southwest region bachelor’s degree art history students per year to attend Baylor.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Rice University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Rice University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s art history degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rice, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Art History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rice University is $16,999 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Art History students.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Texas Christian University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. TCU is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 3 bachelors’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.
TCU also made our “Best Art History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Texas Christian University is $36,811 for southwest region bachelor’s degree art history students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southern Methodist University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 7 bachelors’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree art history students list, SMU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Art History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $36,222 for southwest region bachelor’s degree art history students per year to attend SMU.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Art History at Southern Methodist University
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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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- *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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