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2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$20,044 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,850 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education School for You

General Education is the #34 most popular major in Texas with 474 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value General Education Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Texas 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best General Education Schools

$9,892 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - Kingsville the best value school in Texas for general education students. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas A&M Kingsville are $9,892 a year.

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$9,544 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UTEP are $9,544 a year.

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$10,600 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Stephen F Austin State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Texas. Located in the town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public school with a large student population.

SFASU undergraduate students pay an average of $10,600 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$8,394 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in Texas list. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

TWU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,394 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$11,090 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 14 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

UNT undergraduate students pay an average of $11,090 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$10,026 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general education programs. Texas A&M Commerce is a large public school located in the town of Commerce.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M Commerce are $10,026 per year.

Full General Education at Texas A&M University - Commerce Report

$34,500 Average Tuition & Fees

Concordia University, Texas landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general education programs. Located in the city of Lakeway, Concordia University, Texas is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Concordia University, Texas are $34,500 a year.

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$9,231 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UTSA undergraduate students pay an average of $9,231 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$27,980 Average Tuition & Fees

East Texas Baptist University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools in Texas ranking. East Texas Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Marshall.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at East Texas Baptist University are $27,980 a year.

Full General Education at East Texas Baptist University Report

$11,727 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at Arlington 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 Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Arlington are $11,727 a year.

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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
Arizona 817
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 14 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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