2023 Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education Master'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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2023 Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the education master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Portales.
ENMU - Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $7,110 in tuition and fees each year.
Full General Education at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 per year.
Out of the 24 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Texas landed the # 3 spot on the list. Concordia University, Texas is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lakeway.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Texas are $12,270 per year.
Full General Education at Concordia University, Texas Report
Out of the 24 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Texas Baptist University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Marshall, East Texas Baptist University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at East Texas Baptist University are $7,236 a year.
Full General Education at East Texas Baptist University Report
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Oral Roberts University is a great value for general education students working on their master’s degree. ORU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ORU are $12,800 a year.
Stephen F Austin State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. SFASU is a large public school located in the town of Nacogdoches.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SFASU are $15,695 a year.
With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Texas A&M Kingsville graduate students pay an average of $14,344 in tuition and fees each year.
Full General Education at Texas A&M University - Kingsville Report
The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UTEP is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.
UTEP graduate students pay an average of $16,621 in tuition and fees each year.
Full General Education at The University of Texas at El Paso Report
Texas Woman’s University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TWU are $15,048 a year.
University of North Texas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $15,600 per year.
Best General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education schools 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 24 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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