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2023 Best Value Education Schools in Oklahoma

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$10,163 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,673 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 2nd in Oklahoma. In fact, 1,574 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Education Schools in Oklahoma ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Oklahoma 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Education Schools in Oklahoma

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

Top 10 Best Education Schools

$6,930 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Southeastern Oklahoma State University the best value school in Oklahoma for education students. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Durant.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeastern Oklahoma State University are $6,930 per year.

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$7,115 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Education Schools in Oklahoma list. NSU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Tahlequah.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NSU are $7,115 a year.

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$7,195 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 10 schools in Oklahoma that were part of this year’s ranking, East Central University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Ada, ECU is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECU are $7,195 per year.

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$7,883 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 10 schools in Oklahoma that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern Oklahoma State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NWOSU is a small public school located in the town of Alva.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWOSU are $7,883 per year.

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$9,244 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Education Schools in Oklahoma list. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at OSU are $9,244 a year.

OSU also made our Best Education Schools in Oklahoma list, coming in at #1.

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#6

Cameron University

Lawton, OK
$6,450 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Cameron University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students. Cameron University is a small public school located in the city of Lawton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cameron University are $6,450 a year.

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$9,312 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for education students. It came in at #7 on the list. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Oklahoma are $9,312 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Oklahoma is ranked #2 for overall quality for education in Oklahoma.

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$7,913 Average Tuition & Fees

Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for education students. It came in at #8 on the list. SWOSU is a small public school located in the town of Weatherford.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SWOSU are $7,913 per year.

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$8,030 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Central Oklahoma landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value education programs. Located in the suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UCO undergraduate students pay an average of $8,030 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$31,558 Average Tuition & Fees

Oral Roberts University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for education students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Tulsa, ORU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

ORU undergraduate students pay an average of $31,558 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Education at Oral Roberts University Report

Best Value Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 12,019
Texas 11,415
New Mexico 904

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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