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2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

21 Colleges
$21,862 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,850 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Education Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in Texas to see which 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.

2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Texas

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

Top 10 Best General Education Schools

$3,274 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named El Paso Community College the best value school in Texas for general education students. Located in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at El Paso Community College are $3,274 a year.

Full General Education at El Paso Community College Report

$9,892 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Texas list. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas A&M Kingsville are $9,892 a year.

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$9,544 Average Tuition & Fees

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 #3 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in Texas list. UTEP is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UTEP are $9,544 per year.

Full General Education at The University of Texas at El Paso Report

$10,600 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Texas list. SFASU is a large public school located in the remote town of Nacogdoches.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFASU are $10,600 per year.

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$12,204 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 21 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $12,204 per year.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #4 spot in our Best General Education Schools in Texas rankings.

Full General Education at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

$8,394 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TWU are $8,394 per year.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX
$11,852 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Texas Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $11,852 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas Tech also is in the top 15% of our Best General Education Schools in Texas ranking.

Full General Education at Texas Tech University Report

$9,231 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general education programs. UTSA is a very large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UTSA are $9,231 per year.

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$11,090 Average Tuition & Fees

University of North Texas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNT are $11,090 a year.

Full General Education at University of North Texas Report

$10,026 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general education students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas A&M Commerce are $10,026 a year.

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Best Value General Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 859
Oklahoma 234
New Mexico 219

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 21 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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