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2023 Best Value General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$22,415 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$72,973 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in General Education

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Full General Education at Arizona State University - Skysong Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 2 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

ASU - Tempe graduate students pay an average of $24,432 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on General Education at Arizona State University - Tempe

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of the Incarnate Word is a great value for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

UIW graduate students pay an average of $19,840 in tuition and fees each year.

UIW also claimed a spot on our Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full General Education at University of the Incarnate Word Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a great value for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. 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.

OSU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great value for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 a year.

Full General Education at University of Arizona Report

Best 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

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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