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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
150 Degrees Awarded
$17,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,103 people earned their degree in adult and continuing education, making the major the 416th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 190 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 150 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in adult and continuing education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent adult and continuing education programs, but they also 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 adult and continuing education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree adult and continuing ed students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 43 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Texas A&M College Station

#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#3 in overall quality

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 Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. NWOSU is located in Alva, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NWOSU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern Oklahoma State University are $10,571, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full NWOSU Adult & Continuing Education Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Victoria. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Victoria, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Victoria did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston - Victoria are $15,466, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at University of Houston - Victoria

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Kingsville, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,066, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Texas A&M University - Kingsville

#4 in overall quality

University of Central Oklahoma landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 7 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Oklahoma are $17,913.

Full UCO Adult & Continuing Education Report

#7 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Texarkana did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Texas A&M Texarkana is located in Texarkana, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M Texarkana did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Texarkana are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Texas A&M Texarkana

#2 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 62 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Oklahoma Adult & Continuing 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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