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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

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 $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in adult and continuing education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great adult and continuing education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the adult and continuing education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 43 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s adult and continuing ed students in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. 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 #3 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UH Victoria is a public institution located in Victoria, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Victoria did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 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 UH Victoria are $15,466.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Northwestern Oklahoma State University is located in Alva, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.

NWOSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern Oklahoma State University are $10,571, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.

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

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#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 $48-$75k list. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s adult and continuing ed students in 2019-2020.

UCO also took the #4 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Oklahoma are $17,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Texarkana landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Texarkana, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Texarkana, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Texarkana are $14,962.

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#2 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Oklahoma is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 62 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, 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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