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2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

4 Ranked Colleges
64 Degrees Awarded
$22,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 64 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree general education students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 15 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree general education students with aid list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Education at ASU - Tempe

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #2 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Skysong, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s general education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus General Education Report

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

Full University of Arizona General Education Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Incarnate Word. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s general education degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UIW also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIW are $19,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of the Incarnate Word General Education Report

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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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