2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great adult and continuing education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the adult and continuing 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Doctorate in the Southwest Region 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 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#2

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Norman, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$23,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 4 doctorate’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236.

Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at University of Oklahoma

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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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