2023 Best Value General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education Doctor'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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor'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 Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in General Education
Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the Southwest Region for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 a year.
ASU - Skysong did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
ASU - Tempe graduate students pay an average of $24,432 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Incarnate Word landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIW are $19,840 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UIW also is in the top 20% of our Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OSU are $24,175 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, OSU also did well on our Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Arizona graduate students pay an average of $33,644 in tuition and fees each year.
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 5 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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