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Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$27,039 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor's Degree School for You

Liberal Arts General Studies is the #74 most popular major in the country with 2,680 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for liberal arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the liberal arts doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Liberal Arts General Studies

Our analysis found Southern Methodist University to be the best value school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMU are $35,802 per year.

SMU also claimed a spot on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275 per year.

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Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best liberal arts general studies colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 219
Arizona 51
Oklahoma 195
New Mexico 21

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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