2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 1,639 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general education is the #44 most popular major in Texas.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Texas 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.
Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Education
Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best value school in Texas 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 school with a fairly large student population.
Texas A&M College Station undergraduate students pay an average of $12,204 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
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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 school with a large student population.
TWU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,394 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at San Antonio helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in Texas. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UTSA are $9,231 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $11,852 per 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 Texas 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 Arlington. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Arlington are $11,727 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, Southwestern Assemblies of God University did quite well on this year’s best value schools 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.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University undergraduate students pay an average of $17,404 in in-state tuition and fees each year. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $313.
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Texas Christian University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
TCU undergraduate students pay an average of $51,660 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
TCU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
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Southwestern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Georgetown, Southwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southwestern are $46,800 a year. On average, education graduates from Southwestern take out $27,739 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Southwestern also did well on our Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Southern Methodist University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree general education programs. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SMU are $60,236 per 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 Texas.
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Request InformationBest 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 | 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 9 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).
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