2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Adult & Continuing Education is the 416th most popular major in the country with 1,103 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The adult and continuing ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree adult and continuing ed students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (With Aid)

#1

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$14,607 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Eastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school situated in Charleston, Illinois. It awarded 1 bachelors’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

EIU also made our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Illinois University is $14,607 for bachelor’s degree adult and continuing ed students with aid.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Eastern Illinois University

#2

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$15,465 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $15,465 for bachelor’s degree adult and continuing ed students with aid per year to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Louisiana State University

#3

Oklahoma Christian University

Edmond, Oklahoma

#3 in overall quality

$21,347 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma Christian University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s adult and continuing ed students in 2019-2020.

OC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OC is $21,347 for Bachelor’s Degree Adult and Continuing Ed students with aid.

Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Oklahoma Christian University

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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