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2023 Best Value Ethnic Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$29,038 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,889 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Ethnic Studies Doctor's Degree School for You

Ethnic Studies is the #136 most popular major in the country with 1,081 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Ethnic Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for ethnic studies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Ethnic Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for ethnic studies majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Ethnic Studies

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best value school in the Southwest Region for ethnic studies students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.

UT Austin also made our Best Ethnic Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #4.

Full Ethnic Studies at The University of Texas at Austin Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

ASU - Tempe graduate students pay an average of $24,432 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Ethnic Studies at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Ethnic Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 per year.

Read full report on Ethnic Studies at University of Arizona

Best Ethnic Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best ethnic studies schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 35
Arizona 26
Oklahoma 32
New Mexico 14

Ethnic Studies is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Area Studies 1,825
Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) 5

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to G. MГјtzel.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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