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2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

9 Ranked Colleges
316 Degrees Awarded
$23,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Education Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 General Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 28th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,291 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 316 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in general education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 82 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA also made our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $18,275 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general education students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UTSA.

Read full report on General Education at UTSA

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 133 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $21,305 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Education students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas Tech University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about General Education at Texas Tech University

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also made our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $16,473 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general education students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend The University of Texas at Arlington.

Full The University of Texas at Arlington General Education Report

#9 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU also made our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Woman’s University is $14,134 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general education students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full TWU General Education Report

#5

Southwestern University

Georgetown, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Georgetown, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general education degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Southwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $25,750 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Education students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Southwestern.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Southwestern University General Education Report

#6

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#4 in overall quality

University of Tulsa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Tulsa is $21,224 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general education students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on General Education at University of Tulsa

#8 in overall quality

Southwestern Assemblies of God University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is located in Waxahachie, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s general education degrees to qualified students.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University is $26,680 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general education students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about General Education at Southwestern Assemblies of God University

#5 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SMU is $34,587 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general education students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Full Southern Methodist University General Education Report

#9

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general education degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

TCU also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend TCU is $33,664 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Education students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Education at TCU

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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.

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