2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s
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In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 28th most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18,793 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 285 colleges that offered a degree 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education
Out of the 285 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Winona, Minnesota, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 206 diplomas to qualified masters’s general education students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU MN, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU MN are $10,260, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota General Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Martin Luther College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s. Located in New Ulm, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 19 degrees to qualified masters’s general education students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Martin Luther College are $5,400, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Azusa Pacific University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized school located in Azusa, California that handed out 279 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Azusa Pacific, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Azusa Pacific are $16,571, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 285 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Michael’s College landed the #4 spot on the list. Saint Michael’s is a private not-for-profit institution located in Colchester, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 59 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree general education students list, Saint Michael’s has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Michael’s are $11,160.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hamline University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general education degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.
Hamline excels when it comes to general education quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hamline are $11,577, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Walden University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s ranking. Walden University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1,153 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Walden University also claimed a top spot on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Walden University are $10,716, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Whitworth University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Whitworth University is a small school located in Spokane, Washington that handed out 37 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree general education students list, Whitworth has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Whitworth University are $12,312, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Goucher College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s ranking. Goucher is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 97 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Goucher excels when it comes to general education quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Goucher College are $9,047, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Cabrini University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s ranking. Cabrini University is located in Radnor, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 50 masters’s general education degrees to qualified students.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cabrini University are $2,250.
Southwest Minnesota State University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s ranking. Southwest Minnesota State University is a medium-sized school located in Marshall, Minnesota that handed out 124 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Southwest Minnesota State University are $8,526, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full Southwest Minnesota State University General Education Report
Wilmington University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. New Castle, Delaware is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general education degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Wilmington University are $8,834, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Point Loma Nazarene University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. PLNU is located in San Diego, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 174 masters’s general education degrees to qualified students.
PLNU also claimed a top spot on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Point Loma Nazarene University are $11,880.
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Southwest Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. Southwest Baptist University is located in Bolivar, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 73 masters’s general education degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Southwest Baptist University are $5,423, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Liberty University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 97 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #15, Harding University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s list. Harding is located in Searcy, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s general education degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Harding University are $11,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Winona State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s ranking. Winona State University is a public institution located in Winona, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Winona State are $12,378, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on General Education at Winona State University
With a ranking of #17, Bethel University Minnesota did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general education degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700.
Read more about General Education at Bethel University Minnesota
Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #18. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 18 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788.
Read full report on General Education at Minnesota State University - Mankato
Messiah University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 23 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Messiah are $12,780, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Notre Dame of Maryland University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 170 diplomas to qualified masters’s general education students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at NDMU are $11,046, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Worcester State University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s ranking. Worcester State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 20 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Worcester State are $5,796.
Read full report on General Education at Worcester State University
Aquinas College Michigan landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s ranking. Aquinas College Michigan is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 20 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Aquinas College Michigan are $11,184.
Read more about General Education at Aquinas College Michigan
University of Wisconsin - Stout came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s ranking. Menomonie, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general education degrees to 63 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Stout are $16,851, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on General Education at University of Wisconsin - Stout
Grand Canyon University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s ranking. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 648 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on General Education at Grand Canyon University
Mount Saint Mary’s University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #25. MSMU is a small school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 31 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Mount Saint Mary’s University are $12,612, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Not only did these schools make the top 43 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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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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- *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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