2023 Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree School for You
General Education is the #12 most popular major in the country with 21,189 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for education 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.
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2023 Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the education master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus the best value school in the Southwest Region for general education students working on their master’s degree. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ENMU - Main Campus are $7,110 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Grand Canyon University graduate students pay an average of $11,538 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Texas landed the # 3 spot on the list. Concordia University, Texas is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lakeway.
Concordia University, Texas graduate students pay an average of $12,270 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means East Texas Baptist University is a great value for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Marshall, East Texas Baptist University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at East Texas Baptist University are $7,236 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oral Roberts University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ORU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Tulsa.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ORU are $12,800 a year.
Stephen F Austin State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Nacogdoches.
SFASU graduate students pay an average of $15,695 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,344 a year.
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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UTEP is a very large public school located in the city of El Paso.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UTEP are $16,621 a year.
Texas Woman’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TWU are $15,048 a year.
University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $15,600 per year.
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Best General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 474 |
| Arizona | 817 |
| Oklahoma | 73 |
| New Mexico | 163 |
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Majors Related to Education
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 45,458 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 34,451 |
| Special Education | 25,158 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 20,616 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,784 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 24 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).
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