2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Arizona, there were 803 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,417 and $33,784 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 710 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,233 and $38,981 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona master’s degree education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k) in Arizona

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$41,813 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Education at University of Arizona

#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$11,436 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$58,963 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k. Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 648 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

Grand Canyon University also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Grand Canyon University General Education Report

#3

American InterContinental University - Online

Schaumburg, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$12,846 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American InterContinental University - Online. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Schaumburg, Illinois, this fairly large private for-profit school handed out 30 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.

AIU Online also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at AIU Online are $12,846, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Education at American InterContinental University - Online

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k)

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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