2023 Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in Texas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree School for You
With 1,639 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general education is the #44 most popular major in Texas.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Texas 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. 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.
Top 10 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Texas A&M University - Kingsville to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M Kingsville are $6,157 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UTEP is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTEP are $7,166 per year.
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Out of the 14 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Nacogdoches.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SFASU are $7,433 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas Woman’s University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in Texas. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at TWU are $7,704 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNT are $8,256 a year.
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Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M Commerce are $7,338 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, Concordia University, Texas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Concordia University, Texas is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lakeway.
Concordia University, Texas graduate students pay an average of $12,270 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general education programs. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UTSA are $9,479 a year.
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East Texas Baptist University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the town of Marshall, East Texas Baptist University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
East Texas Baptist University graduate students pay an average of $7,236 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The University of Texas at Arlington 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 #10 on the list. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.
UT Arlington graduate students pay an average of $10,853 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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 14 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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