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2022 Best Vallue General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

9 Ranked Colleges
363 Degrees Awarded
$14,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Education is the 28th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,291 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 363 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

San Juan College

Farmington, New Mexico
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Juan College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Farmington, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

SJC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend San Juan College is $6,115 for Southwest Region Associate Degree General Education students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about General Education at San Juan College

#2

Pima Community College

Tucson, Arizona
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pima Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 16 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

Pima County Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Pima Community College is $3,583 for southwest region associate degree general education students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about General Education at Pima County Community College District

#3

Connors State College

Warner, Oklahoma
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Connors State College landed the #3 spot on the list. CSC is a small public school situated in Warner, Oklahoma. It awarded 144 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

CSC also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CSC is $10,571 for Southwest Region Associate Degree General Education students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on General Education at CSC

#4

Tulsa Community College

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulsa Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Tulsa Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 31 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulsa Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Tulsa Community College is $6,078 for Southwest Region Associate Degree General Education students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about General Education at Tulsa Community College

#5

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend El Paso Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. El Paso Community College is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 35 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

El Paso Community College also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for El Paso Community College is $4,594 for Southwest Region Associate Degree General Education students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about General Education at El Paso Community College

#9 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Dona Ana also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NMSU Dona Ana is $5,539 for southwest region associate degree general education students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about General Education at NMSU Dona Ana

#11 in overall quality

Trinity Valley Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Trinity Valley Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Athens, Texas. It awarded 14 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TVCC, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,850 for southwest region associate degree general education students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Trinity Valley Community College.

Read full report on General Education at TVCC

#4 in overall quality

Southwestern Assemblies of God University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Vallue General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waxahachie, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southwestern Assemblies of God University is $24,982 for Southwest Region Associate Degree General Education students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Southwestern Assemblies of God University General Education Report

#9

LeTourneau University

Longview, Texas
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, LeTourneau University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. LETU is a small school located in Longview, Texas that handed out 1 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LETU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend LETU is $23,196 for Southwest Region Associate Degree General Education students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about General Education at LeTourneau University

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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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