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2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
78 Degrees Awarded
$20,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 19,826 people earned their degree in art studies, making the major the 52nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 6,828 art studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 78 art studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in art studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality art studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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 studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree art studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Art Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s art studies degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s art studies degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Art Studies at Texas Tech

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Texas Woman’s University is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s art studies degrees to qualified students.

TWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Art Studies at TWU

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #4 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 22 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Art Studies Report

#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s art studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UH Art Studies Report

#7 in overall quality

Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s art studies students in 2019-2020.

SFASU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Art Studies 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 Stephen F Austin State University are $15,695.

Read more about Art Studies at SFASU

#7

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s art studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Art Studies Report

#8

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#2 in overall quality

University of Tulsa came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Tulsa is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 1 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree art studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, University of Tulsa has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Tulsa are $24,080, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Tulsa Art Studies 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.

Credits

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