2023 Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Education Bachelor's 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 52 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor'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.
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.
Top 10 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Phoenix - Arizona the best value school in the Southwest Region for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.
UOPX - Arizona undergraduate students pay an average of $9,552 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UOPX - Arizona also did well on our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the remote town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ENMU - Main Campus are $8,568 a year.
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Out of the 52 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ottawa University - Phoenix landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Ottawa University - Phoenix 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 Ottawa University - Phoenix are $13,281 a year.
Ottawa University - Phoenix also claimed a spot on our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in the Southwest Region . Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.
Grand Canyon University undergraduate students pay an average of $17,189 in tuition and fees each year.
Grand Canyon University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Out of the 52 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern Oklahoma State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NWOSU is a small public school located in the town of Alva.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NWOSU are $15,001 a year.
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New Mexico Highlands University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the remote town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at New Mexico Highlands University are $11,532 a year.
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Northern Arizona University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NAU are $17,761 a year.
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MSU Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Wichita Falls, MSU Texas is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Texas are $11,726 per year.
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Southwestern Oklahoma State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. SWOSU is a small public school located in the town of Weatherford.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SWOSU are $15,023 a year.
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Southwestern Assemblies of God University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Waxahachie, Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University undergraduate students pay an average of $17,404 in tuition and fees each year.
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| 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 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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