2023 Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Education
Our analysis found Texas A&M University - Kingsville to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,344 a year.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TWU are $15,048 a year.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OSU are $24,175 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great value for general education students working on their graduate certificate. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Arlington are $24,005 a 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 4 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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