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2022 Best Value Colleges for Other Education in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
336 Degrees Awarded
$17,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,064 people earned their degree in other education, making the major the 136th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, other education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,456 and had an average of $33,666 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 336 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,086 and $22,936 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in other education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other 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 other education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Other Education in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 70 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region other education students with aid list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for southwest region other education students with aid.

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

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 10 ’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region other education students with aid list, University of Arizona has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,016 for southwest region other education students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Arizona State University - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 99 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Skysong is $13,971 for southwest region other education students with aid.

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#3

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU also made our “Best Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Sam Houston State University is $14,617 for Southwest Region Other Education students with aid.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 6 ’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,230 for southwest region other education students with aid per year to attend Texas State University.

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#5

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #7 spot in our “Best Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,446 for Southwest Region Other Education students with aid per year to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

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Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s other education degrees to 126 students in 2019-2020.

SMU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $36,222 for Southwest Region Other Education students with aid per year to attend Southern Methodist University.

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

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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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