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2023 Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in Arizona

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$12,634 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,291 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree School for You

With 859 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general education is the #32 most popular major in Arizona.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Arizona to see which master'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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona

Check out the education master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Education

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the best value school in Arizona for general education students working on their master’s degree. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 per year.

Grand Canyon University also took the #4 spot in our Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona rankings.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great value for general education students working on their master’s degree. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Arizona are $13,460 a year.

University of Arizona not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.

Read full report on General Education at University of Arizona

The excellent master’s degree programs at American InterContinental University - Online helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in Arizona. AIU Online is a large private for-profit school located in the rural area of Schaumburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at AIU Online are $12,904 a year.

Full General Education at American InterContinental University - Online Report

Best Value General Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value General Education Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,639
Oklahoma 234
New Mexico 219

General Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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