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2022 Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
336 Degrees Awarded
$13,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Other Education is the 136th most popular major in the country with 5,064 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, other education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,456 and had an average of $33,666 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 336 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,086 and $22,936 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other education programs and 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 other education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region other education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Other Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 70 diplomas to qualified ’s other education students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $7,044 for southwest region other education students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified ’s other education students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $10,562 for Southwest Region Other Education students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Arizona Other Education Report

#3

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s other education degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SHSU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Sam Houston State University is $10,561 for southwest region other education students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school awarded 99 degrees to qualified ’s other education students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region other education students whose families make $0-$30k list, ASU - Skysong has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,037 for southwest region other education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Arizona State University - Skysong.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 6 ’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas State University is $11,125 for southwest region other education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Texas State University Other Education Report

#5

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s other education degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #7 spot in our “Best Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,242 for southwest region other education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Read full report on Other Education at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

With a ranking of #6, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 126 ’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southern Methodist University is $26,718 for Southwest Region Other Education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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%.

Read more about Other Education at SMU

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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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