2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

The University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #1 spot on the list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 82 students in 2019-2020.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UTSA is $18,275 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Education students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 133 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make $75-$110k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $21,305 for southwest region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#3

The University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 69 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.

UT Arlington also made our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for UT Arlington is $16,473 for southwest region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#4

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

TWU also made our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $14,134 for southwest region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas Woman’s University.

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#5

Southwestern University

Georgetown, Texas

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Georgetown, Texas, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Southwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southwestern is $25,750 for southwest region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#6

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma

With a ranking of #6, University of Tulsa did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa also made our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $21,224 for southwest region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Tulsa.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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#7

Southwestern Assemblies of God University

Waxahachie, Texas

Southwestern Assemblies of God University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is located in Waxahachie, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University is $26,680 for southwest region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#8

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas

Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 9 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SMU is $34,587 for southwest region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

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#9

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas

Texas Christian University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2019-2020.

TCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $33,664 for southwest region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend TCU.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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