2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education Administration (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Adult and Continuing Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Adult & Continuing Education Administration is the 629th most popular major in the country with 406 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 190 adult and continuing education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 182 adult and continuing education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Adult and Continuing Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in adult and continuing education administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality adult and continuing education administration programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the adult and continuing education administration program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

More Ways to Rank Adult & Continuing Education Administration Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Adult and Continuing Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Adult and Continuing Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree adult and continuing education administration students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education Administration (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Phoenix - Arizona

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$17,096 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 175 masters’s adult and continuing education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona also took the #1 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Phoenix - Arizona are $17,096, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education Administration at UOPX - Arizona

#2

University of Central Oklahoma

Edmond, Oklahoma

$17,913 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 7 masters’s adult and continuing education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Oklahoma are $17,913.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education Administration at University of Central Oklahoma

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education Administration (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Shai-WMIL.

Featured Educational Leadership Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >