2023 Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 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.
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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the education master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Portales.
ENMU - Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $7,110 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great value for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Texas. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Concordia University, Texas is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lakeway.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Texas are $12,270 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at East Texas Baptist University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Marshall, East Texas Baptist University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
East Texas Baptist University graduate students pay an average of $7,236 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oral Roberts University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ORU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Tulsa.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ORU are $12,800 per year.
Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Nacogdoches.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SFASU are $15,695 per year.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Texas A&M Kingsville graduate students pay an average of $14,344 in tuition and fees each year.
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The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTEP is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UTEP are $16,621 a year.
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Texas Woman’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
TWU graduate students pay an average of $15,048 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of North Texas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general education programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT are $15,600 a 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 24 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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