2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Arizona (With Aid)

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In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arizona, there were 803 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,417 and $33,784 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 710 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,233 and $38,981 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Education Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Arizona (With Aid)

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$41,813 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

University of Arizona also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$11,436 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$58,963 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #2 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 648 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #2. 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

#3

American InterContinental University - Online

Schaumburg, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$12,846 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, American InterContinental University - Online landed the #3 spot on the list. AIU Online is a fairly large school located in Schaumburg, Illinois that handed out 30 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

AIU Online not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at AIU Online are $12,846, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full American InterContinental University - Online General 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

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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