2023 Best Value General Education Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education 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 Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 37 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value 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.
Top 10 Best General Education Schools
Our analysis found Santa Fe Community College to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the small suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SFCC are $4,995 a year.
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The excellent programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, ASU - Skysong is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Education Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.
ENMU - Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $8,568 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Pima Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Southwest Region . Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
Pima County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $7,566 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend El Paso Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public school with a very large student population.
El Paso Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,314 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, Grand Canyon University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grand Canyon University are $17,189 per year.
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Concordia University, Texas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Concordia University, Texas is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lakeway.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Concordia University, Texas are $34,500 a year.
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East Texas Baptist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. 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 undergraduate student at East Texas Baptist University are $27,980 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, Tulsa Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students. Located in the large city of Tulsa, Tulsa Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Tulsa Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,845 in tuition and fees each year. On average, education graduates from Tulsa Community College take out $9,257 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Oral Roberts University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. 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 undergraduate student at ORU are $31,558 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 25 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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