2023 Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Education Associate Degree School for You
With 327,871 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Education Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Santa Fe Community College the best value school in the Southwest Region for education students working on their associate degree. SFCC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Santa Fe.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFCC are $4,995 per year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means El Centro College is a great value for education students working on their associate degree. El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Dallas.
El Centro College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,000 in tuition and fees each year.
El Centro College also took the #3 spot in our Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
Out of the 17 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lone Star College System landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Harris Montgomery are $6,168 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, North Harris Montgomery is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Texas College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. South Texas College is a very large public school located in the midsize city of McAllen.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Texas College are $7,920 per year.
South Texas College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Out of the 17 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Amarillo College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Amarillo College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,704 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #6, El Paso Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their associate degree. El Paso Community College is a very large public school located in the city of El Paso.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Paso Community College are $5,314 per year.
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Okmulgee, OSU Institute of Technology is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OSU Institute of Technology are $11,384 a year.
Tarrant County College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Tarrant County College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,235 in tuition and fees each year.
Tarrant County College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Central New Mexico Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. CNM is a large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CNM are $7,540 a year.
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Pima Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pima County Community College District are $7,566 a year.
Best Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 16,265 |
| Texas | 17,614 |
| New Mexico | 1,831 |
| Oklahoma | 3,171 |
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Education Related Majors for Education
Education Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| General Education | 29,810 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
| Student Counseling | 13,858 |
| Instructional Media Design | 8,695 |
| Teaching English or French | 5,791 |
| Other Education | 4,858 |
| Teaching Assistants | 2,751 |
| Educational Assessment | 2,552 |
| Multilingual Education | 1,910 |
| Education Philosophy | 737 |
| International Education | 293 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 205,984 |
| Psychology | 195,678 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
| History | 32,731 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 17 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 Horadrim.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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