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 2023 rankings named Southwestern Assemblies of God University the best value school in the Southwest Region for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Waxahachie.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwestern Assemblies of God University are $17,404 per 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Woman’s University is a great value for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TWU are $18,186 a year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in the Southwest Region . Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Texas Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $24,121 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UTSA are $21,528 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great value for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly 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 made our Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #5.
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Texas Christian University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
TCU undergraduate students pay an average of $51,660 in tuition and fees each year.
TCU also took the #3 spot in our Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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With a ranking of #7, Southwestern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Georgetown, Southwestern is a private not-for-profit college 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.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Southwestern also did well on our Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Southern Nazarene University 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 #8 on the list. Located in the 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 came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Arlington is a very 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 landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree general education programs. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.
SMU undergraduate students pay an average of $60,236 in tuition and fees each year.
SMU also made our Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #4.
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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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