2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education Bachelor's Degree School for You
General Education is the #39 most popular major in the country with 29,810 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's degree 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.
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.
Top 10 Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Southwestern Assemblies of God University to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Waxahachie.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southwestern Assemblies of God University are $17,404 a year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $313, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
TWU undergraduate students pay an average of $18,186 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas Tech are $24,121 a year.
Texas Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at San Antonio helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in the Southwest Region . UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UTSA are $21,528 per year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.
Texas A&M College Station undergraduate students pay an average of $38,855 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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With a ranking of #6, Texas Christian University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TCU are $51,660 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, TCU is ranked #3 for overall quality for education in the Southwest Region .
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Southwestern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the small city of Georgetown, Southwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Southwestern undergraduate students pay an average of $46,800 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, education majors at Southwestern accumulate an average of around $27,739 in student debt.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Southwestern also is in the top 15% of our Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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Southern Nazarene University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree general education programs. Located in the large suburb of Bethany, SNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SNU are $27,000 per year.
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The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Arlington are $29,299 per year.
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Southern Methodist University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.
SMU undergraduate students pay an average of $60,236 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SMU is ranked #4 for overall quality for education in the Southwest Region .
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Request InformationBest General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,639 |
| Arizona | 859 |
| Oklahoma | 234 |
| New Mexico | 219 |
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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 |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
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 KOKUYO.
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