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2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.

This year’s “Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in art studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent art studies 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 studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The art studies 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 Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region”.

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Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Art Studies in the Southwest Region

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s art studies degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UH Art Studies Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s art studies students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #5 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 Texas Tech University are $17,530.

Full Texas Tech Art Studies Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 6 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFASU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stephen F Austin State University are $15,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Art Studies at Stephen F Austin State University

#4

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Tulsa. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa also made our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Tulsa are $24,080.

Read full report on Art Studies at University of Tulsa

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #5 spot on the list. 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 also made our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at San Antonio are $25,807, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Art Studies Report

#8 in overall quality

Texas Woman’s University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962.

Read more about Art Studies at TWU

#7

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#6 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Albuquerque, New Mexico 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.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Art Studies 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 New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Art Studies Report

#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree art studies students list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #3 rank 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 Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.

Read more about Art Studies at Arizona State University - Tempe

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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

  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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