2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Education Doctor'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the Southwest Region for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.
ASU - Skysong graduate students pay an average of $9,982 in tuition and fees each year.
ASU - Skysong not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Texas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lakeway, Concordia University, Texas is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Texas are $12,270 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Concordia University, Texas also is in the top 20% of our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #3 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 large city of Phoenix.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 per year.
Grand Canyon University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Houston Baptist University is a great value for education students working on their doctor’s degree. HBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at HBU are $13,400 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,677 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, Tarleton State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Tarleton graduate students pay an average of $15,031 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TWU are $15,048 a year.
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Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,344 a year.
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University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.
UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.
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Sam Houston State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
SHSU graduate students pay an average of $16,009 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.
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