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2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

21 Colleges
$21,862 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,850 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education School for You

General Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Texas. With 1,639 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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The Best Value General Education Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in Texas to see which 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Education Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Education Schools

$3,274 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found El Paso Community College to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. Located in the large city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

El Paso Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,274 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$9,892 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 21 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas A&M Kingsville are $9,892 a year.

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$9,544 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 21 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the # 3 spot on the list. UTEP is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

UTEP undergraduate students pay an average of $9,544 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Education at The University of Texas at El Paso Report

$10,600 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 21 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Nacogdoches.

SFASU undergraduate students pay an average of $10,600 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$12,204 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great value for general education students. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $12,204 per year.

Texas A&M College Station also claimed a spot on our Best General Education Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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$8,394 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas Woman’s University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TWU are $8,394 a year.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX
$11,852 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas Tech University 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. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Texas Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $11,852 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$9,231 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

UTSA undergraduate students pay an average of $9,231 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$11,090 Average Tuition & Fees

University of North Texas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNT undergraduate students pay an average of $11,090 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$10,026 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students. Located in the town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M Commerce are $10,026 per year.

Read full report on General Education at Texas A&M University - Commerce

Best Value General Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value General Education Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 859
New Mexico 219
Oklahoma 234

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

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 21 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 KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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