2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 29,810 general education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Southwestern Assemblies of God University the best value school in the Southwest Region for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Waxahachie.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southwestern Assemblies of God University are $17,404 a year. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $313.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.
TWU undergraduate students pay an average of $18,186 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Texas Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $24,121 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.
UTSA undergraduate students pay an average of $21,528 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 Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
Texas A&M College Station undergraduate students pay an average of $38,855 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TCU are $51,660 a year.
TCU also made our Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #1.
Southwestern University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree general education programs. Located in the small city of Georgetown, Southwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Southwestern undergraduate students pay an average of $46,800 in tuition and fees each year. Education majors at Southwestern take out an average of $27,739 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Southwestern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Southern Nazarene University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree general education programs. Located in the large suburb of Bethany, SNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SNU are $27,000 a year.
With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Arlington are $29,299 per year.
With a ranking of #10, Southern Methodist University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SMU are $60,236 per year.
Best General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 859 |
| Texas | 1,639 |
| New Mexico | 219 |
| Oklahoma | 234 |
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Majors Related to Education
One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Education Concentrations
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 29,810 |
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 10 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).
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