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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

9 Ranked Colleges
316 Degrees Awarded
$28,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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 the Southwest region, there were 2,291 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,611 and $29,364 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.

This year’s “Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make more than $110k.

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

#1

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 #1 for the Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 133 students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Texas Tech.

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

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 82 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,853 for southwest region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UTSA.

Full UTSA General Education Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. The University of Texas at Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make more than $110k list, UT Arlington has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Arlington is $14,246 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Education students whose families make more than $110k.

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#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas Woman’s University is $9,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Texas Woman’s University General Education Report

#5

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Tulsa landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Tulsa is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 3 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa also made our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend University of Tulsa is $20,936 for southwest region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make more than $110k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.

Read full report on General Education at University of Tulsa

#6

Southwestern University

Georgetown, Texas

Southwestern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. Georgetown, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Southwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southwestern is $25,470 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Education students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.

Full Southwestern University General Education Report

Southwestern Assemblies of God University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. 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 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southwestern Assemblies of God University is $24,982 for southwest region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about General Education at Southwestern Assemblies of God University

#8

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Texas Christian University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2019-2020.

TCU also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $36,811 for southwest region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Texas Christian University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Education at Texas Christian University

#5 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. SMU is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 9 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $36,222 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Education students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Southern Methodist University.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Education at SMU

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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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