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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Master's Degree Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$22,236 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,931 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master's Degree School for You

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is the #28 most popular major in Texas with 219 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Liberal Arts & Humanities Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in Texas

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

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Liberal Arts & Humanities

Our analysis found Texas A & M University - Central Texas to be the best value school for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a small public school located in the rural area of Killeen.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas A & M University - Central Texas are $6,242 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great value for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their master’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $12,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UT Austin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.

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#3

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayland Baptist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Wayland Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Plainview.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wayland Baptist University are $15,232 per year.

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Out of the 7 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St. Thomas landed the # 4 spot on the list. UST is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

UST graduate students pay an average of $21,634 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at University of St. Thomas Report

#5

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at TCU are $32,268 a year.

TCU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.

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Southern Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SMU are $35,802 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, SMU also did well on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#7

University of Dallas

Irving, TX

University of Dallas landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irving.

UD graduate students pay an average of $33,750 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UD also claimed a spot on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at University of Dallas Report

Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 51
Oklahoma 195
New Mexico 21

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 2,680

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 18,379
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
English Language & Literature 9,566
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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 Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

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