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2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
150 Degrees Awarded
$17,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region 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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,103 people earned their degree in adult and continuing education, making the major the 416th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 190 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 150 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in adult and continuing education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent adult and continuing 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 adult and continuing education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree adult and continuing ed students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 43 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Alva, Oklahoma, and it awarded 17 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree adult and continuing ed students whose families make $30-$48k list, NWOSU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern Oklahoma State University are $10,571, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northwestern Oklahoma State University Adult & Continuing Education Report

#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston - Victoria. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UH Victoria is a small school located in Victoria, Texas that handed out 8 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree adult and continuing ed students whose families make $30-$48k list, UH Victoria has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Victoria are $15,466, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Kingsville, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville also took the #0 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,066, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Texas A&M University - Kingsville

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Oklahoma are $17,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Central Oklahoma Adult & Continuing Education Report

#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 62 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at University of Oklahoma

#7 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Texarkana did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Texarkana, Texas, and it awarded 3 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree adult and continuing ed students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas A&M Texarkana has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Texarkana are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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