2024 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$15,900
Avg Net Price*
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,074 people earned their degree in adult & continuing education, making the major the 432nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 205 adult & continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in adult & continuing education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality adult & continuing 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 adult & continuing education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region adult and continuing ed students.
Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #1 on our 2024 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region list. Northwestern Oklahoma State University is a public institution located in Alva, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region adult and continuing ed students list, NWOSU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,470 for Southwest Region Adult and Continuing Ed students per year to attend NWOSU.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2024 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 58 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M College Station is $18,919 for southwest region adult and continuing ed students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Texas A&M College Station
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #3 spot on the list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Grand Canyon University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Grand Canyon University is $20,585 for Southwest Region Adult and Continuing Ed students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Full Grand Canyon University Adult & Continuing Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2024 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.
University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $21,122 for southwest region adult and continuing ed students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 Adult & Continuing Education at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #5 on our 2024 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified ’s adult and continuing ed students in 2020-2021.
UCO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $17,339 for Southwest Region Adult and Continuing Ed students per year to attend University of Central Oklahoma.
Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at UCO
Oklahoma Christian University did quite well in the 2024 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 4 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
OC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend OC is $16,177 for southwest region adult and continuing ed students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on the 2024 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region list. Kingsville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M Kingsville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M Kingsville is $13,027 for southwest region adult and continuing ed students.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Texas A&M University - Kingsville
With a ranking of #8, University of Houston - Victoria did quite well on the 2024 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in Victoria, Texas, this small public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified ’s adult and continuing ed students in 2020-2021.
UH Victoria also made our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston - Victoria is $9,262 for Southwest Region Adult and Continuing Ed students.
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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
- *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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