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2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$22,839 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,282 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas

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

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Education

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Texas. Located in the medium-sized 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TWU are $8,394 a year.

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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 #3 on this year’s Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UTSA are $9,231 per year.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

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.

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 Texas list.

Full General Education at Texas Tech University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #5 on our 2023 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.

UT Arlington undergraduate students pay an average of $11,727 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Southwestern Assemblies of God University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Waxahachie.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwestern Assemblies of God University are $17,404 per year. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $313.

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#7

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

In-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 Texas.

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#8

Southwestern University

Georgetown, TX

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 college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwestern are $46,800 per year. On average, education graduates from Southwestern take out $27,739 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Southwestern 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 Texas list.

Full General Education at Southwestern University Report

Southern Methodist 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 #9 on the 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 in-state 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 Texas.

Read full report on General Education at Southern Methodist University

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 859
Oklahoma 234
New Mexico 219

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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