2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 987 people earned their degree in adult & continuing education, making the major the 432nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 174 adult & continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 adult & continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,912 and $102,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in adult & continuing education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their adult & continuing education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree adult and continuing ed students.
Top 3 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s adult and continuing ed students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
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 #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified doctorate’s adult and continuing ed students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Texas A&M University - College Station
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #3 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Grand Canyon University Adult & Continuing Education Report
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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