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2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Arizona

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$12,835 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,582 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education School for You

With 817 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general education is the #11 most popular major in Arizona.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Arizona to see which programs offered the best value experiences for education 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Arizona

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Education Colleges.

Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality in General Education

$10,818 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in Arizona for general education students. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Skysong are $10,818 per year.

ASU - Skysong also made our Best General Education Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #1.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ
$17,189 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Arizona list. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Grand Canyon University are $17,189 a year.

Grand Canyon University also took the #4 spot in our Best General Education Schools in Arizona rankings.

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$11,348 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Arizona. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ASU - Tempe are $11,348 a year.

ASU - Tempe did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best General Education Schools in Arizona list.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ
$12,404 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

University of Arizona undergraduate students pay an average of $12,404 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

University of Arizona not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best General Education Schools in Arizona list.

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$12,418 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at American InterContinental University - Online helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Arizona. AIU Online is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the rural area of Schaumburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at AIU Online are $12,418 a year.

Full General Education at American InterContinental University - Online Report

Best Value General Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value General Education Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 474
Oklahoma 73
New Mexico 163

General Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 5 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 KOKUYO.

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