2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education in the Southwest Region
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General Education is the 28th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,291 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 363 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs that also have a lower cost than 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 general education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region.
Top 14 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Connors State College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Warner, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 144 diplomas to qualified associates’s general education students in 2019-2020.
CSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Connors State College is $10,571 for southwest region associate degree general education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Juan College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. San Juan College is a medium-sized public school situated in Farmington, New Mexico. It awarded 14 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.
SJC also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SJC is $6,115 for Southwest Region Associate Degree General Education students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Santa Fe Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s general education students in 2019-2020.
SFCC also made our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $7,020 for Southwest Region Associate Degree General Education students per year to attend Santa Fe Community College.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pima Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. This fairly large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 16 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.
Pima County Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $3,583 for southwest region associate degree general education students per year to attend Pima Community College.
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, El Paso Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 35 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.
El Paso Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend El Paso Community College is $4,594 for Southwest Region Associate Degree General Education students.
New Mexico State University - Grants ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Grants, New Mexico, and it awarded 3 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.
NMSU Grants did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend New Mexico State University - Grants is $5,388 for Southwest Region Associate Degree General Education students.
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is a medium-sized public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 13 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.
NMSU Dona Ana did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is $5,539 for southwest region associate degree general education students.
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Tulsa Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.
Tulsa Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,078 for Southwest Region Associate Degree General Education students per year to attend Tulsa Community College.
Trinity Valley Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Athens, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified associates’s general education students in 2019-2020.
TVCC also took the #11 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,850 for Southwest Region Associate Degree General Education students per year to attend TVCC.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Waxahachie, Texas, and it awarded 4 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southwestern Assemblies of God University is $24,982 for Southwest Region Associate Degree General Education students.
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University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus is a small public school situated in Gallup, New Mexico. It awarded 2 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.
UNM Gallup also took the #12 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus is $6,622 for Southwest Region Associate Degree General Education students.
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University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Los Lunas, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
UNM Valencia also took the #13 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNM Valencia is $8,151 for southwest region associate degree general education students.
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University of New Mexico - Taos Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. University of New Mexico - Taos Campus is a public institution located in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UNM Taos did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of New Mexico - Taos Campus is $8,786 for southwest region associate degree general education students.
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LeTourneau University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Longview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
LETU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $23,196 for southwest region associate degree general education students per year to attend LeTourneau University.
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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%.
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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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