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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
64 Degrees Awarded
$22,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 28th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,291 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 64 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general 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 general education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The general education 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 General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region”.

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Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education in the Southwest Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general education degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Skysong are $6,724, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Education at Arizona State University - Skysong

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 6 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full OSU General Education Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Incarnate Word landed the #3 spot on the list. University of the Incarnate Word is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 9 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree general education students list, UIW has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Education Doctor’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 University of the Incarnate Word are $19,242.

Read full report on General Education at University of the Incarnate Word

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #4 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 15 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Education at Arizona State University - Tempe

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 6 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Education at University of Arizona

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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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