2023 Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Education Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 64 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named MSU Texas the best value school in the Southwest Region for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Wichita Falls, MSU Texas is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
MSU Texas graduate students pay an average of $8,056 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 Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lubbock Christian University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Lubbock, LCU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
LCU graduate students pay an average of $9,540 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 Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the remote town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.
ENMU - Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $7,110 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 Southwestern Assemblies of God University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Waxahachie, Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southwestern Assemblies of God University are $8,610 per year.
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Grand Canyon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 a year.
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Ottawa University - Phoenix ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Ottawa University - Phoenix is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Ottawa University - Phoenix graduate students pay an average of $11,993 in tuition and fees each year.
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East Texas Baptist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. East Texas Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Marshall.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at East Texas Baptist University are $7,236 a year.
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Southeastern Oklahoma State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Durant.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southeastern Oklahoma State University are $11,376 a year.
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Northwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. NWOSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Alva.
NWOSU graduate students pay an average of $10,571 in tuition and fees each year.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Education students in the Southwest Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Edinburg, TX |
| 12 | Northeastern State University | Tahlequah, OK |
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 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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