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2024 Best Value Colleges for Other Education in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
361 Degrees Awarded
$18,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 4,858 people earned their degree in other education, making the major the 142nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, other education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,827 and had an average of $25,433 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 361 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,939 and $25,296 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Other Education in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #1 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 130 ’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.

ASU - Skysong also took the #4 spot in our “Best Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Education at ASU - Skysong

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s other education degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region other education students list, Texas State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State University is $14,887 for southwest region other education students.

Read full report on Other Education at Texas State University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified ’s other education students in 2020-2021.

SHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Sam Houston State University is $15,035 for Southwest Region Other Education students.

Full SHSU Other Education Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $13,107 for Southwest Region Other Education students per year to attend Arizona State University - Tempe.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 full report on Other Education at Arizona State University - Tempe

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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 #5 for the Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 18 ’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $13,358 for Southwest Region Other Education students per year to attend University of Arizona.

Full University of Arizona Other Education Report

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Southern Methodist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 148 ’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region other education students list, SMU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Education Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern Methodist University is $38,208 for Southwest Region Other Education students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Southern Methodist University Other Education Report

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