2023 Best Value General Education Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education 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 Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the education programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best General Education Schools
Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.
ASU - Skysong undergraduate students pay an average of $13,092 in tuition and fees each year.
ASU - Skysong excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Education Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Full General Education at Arizona State University - Skysong Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ENMU - Main Campus are $8,568 per year.
Out of the 26 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Grand Canyon University are $17,189 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Texas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. Concordia University, Texas is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lakeway.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Concordia University, Texas are $34,500 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Texas Baptist University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Marshall, East Texas Baptist University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at East Texas Baptist University are $27,980 a year.
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Oral Roberts University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. ORU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ORU are $31,558 per year.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas A&M Kingsville are $25,746 a year.
Full General Education at Texas A&M University - Kingsville Report
With a ranking of #8, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Nacogdoches.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFASU are $21,616 per year.
The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general education programs. UTEP is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.
UTEP undergraduate students pay an average of $24,952 in tuition and fees each year.
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Texas Woman’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general education students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.
TWU undergraduate students pay an average of $18,186 in tuition and fees each year.
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 25 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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