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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k) in Texas

4 Ranked Colleges
81 Degrees Awarded
$13,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 993 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,978 and $29,232 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 81 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k) in Texas

#1

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, El Paso Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. El Paso Community College is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 35 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

El Paso Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas” list. The estimated yearly cost for El Paso Community College is $4,609 for Texas Associate Degree Education students whose families make $30-$48k.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity Valley Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Athens, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TVCC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Trinity Valley Community College is $7,396 for texas associate degree education students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3

LeTourneau University

Longview, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LeTourneau University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k. LeTourneau University is a small school located in Longview, Texas that handed out 1 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

LETU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas” list. The yearly cost to attend LETU is $17,824 for texas associate degree education students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Waxahachie, Texas, and it awarded 4 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southwestern Assemblies of God University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. It costs about $23,484 for texas associate degree education students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Southwestern Assemblies of God 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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