2022 Best Value Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Adult & Continuing Education is the 416th most popular major in the country with 1,103 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southwest region, there were 190 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 10 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region adult and continuing ed students whose families make $48-$75k.
Top 10 Best Value Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region
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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 49 degrees to qualified ’s adult and continuing ed students 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 Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - College Station is $18,810 for Southwest Region Adult and Continuing Ed students whose families make $48-$75k.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cochise County Community College District landed the #2 spot on the list. Cochise College is located in Sierra Vista, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
Cochise College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Cochise County Community College District is $8,444 for Southwest Region Adult and Continuing Ed students whose families make $48-$75k.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified ’s adult and continuing ed students in 2019-2020.
Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,250 for southwest region adult and continuing ed students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Texas State.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Victoria. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UH Victoria is located in Victoria, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
UH Victoria not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UH Victoria is $9,996 for Southwest Region Adult and Continuing Ed students whose families make $48-$75k.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Northwestern Oklahoma State University is a small school located in Alva, Oklahoma that handed out 17 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.
NWOSU also made our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Northwestern Oklahoma State University is $9,945 for southwest region adult and continuing ed students whose families make $48-$75k.
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With a ranking of #6, Oklahoma Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Oklahoma Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 5 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.
OC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for OC is $20,865 for Southwest Region Adult and Continuing Ed students whose families make $48-$75k.
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Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. Texas A&M Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region adult and continuing ed students whose families make $48-$75k list, Texas A&M Kingsville has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,464 for Southwest Region Adult and Continuing Ed students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville.
Full Texas A&M University - Kingsville Adult & Continuing Education Report
University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. UCO is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 12 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.
UCO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Oklahoma is $18,693 for Southwest Region Adult and Continuing Ed students whose families make $48-$75k.
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Texas A&M University - Texarkana ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Texas A&M Texarkana is located in Texarkana, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
Texas A&M Texarkana also took the #11 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,836 for southwest region adult and continuing ed students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Texas A&M University - Texarkana.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 66 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $21,812 for southwest region adult and continuing ed students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Oklahoma.
The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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%.
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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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