2023 Best Value General Education Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education 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 Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 37 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the education programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best General Education Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Santa Fe Community College the best value school in the Southwest Region for general education students. Located in the suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public school with a small student population.
SFCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,995 in tuition and fees each year.
SFCC also took the #5 spot in our Best General Education Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great value for general education students. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 a year.
Out of the 37 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ENMU - Main Campus are $8,568 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pima County Community College District are $7,566 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Pima County Community College District also did well on our Best General Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Paso Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Paso Community College are $5,314 per year.
Grand Canyon University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Grand Canyon University undergraduate students pay an average of $17,189 in tuition and fees each year.
Concordia University, Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Concordia University, Texas is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakeway.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Concordia University, Texas are $34,500 per year.
East Texas Baptist University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general education programs. 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 undergraduate students pay an average of $27,980 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, Tulsa Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students. Located in the large city of Tulsa, Tulsa Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Tulsa Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,845 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that education majors at Tulsa Community College take out is $9,257.
Oral Roberts University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general education students. It came in at #10 on the list. ORU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Tulsa.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ORU are $31,558 per year.
Best General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education schools 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 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).
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