by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Adult & Continuing Education is the 432nd most popular major in the country with 1,074 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 205 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 165 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in adult and continuing education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their adult and continuing education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree adult and continuing ed students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #1 spot on the list. NWOSU is a small school located in Alva, Oklahoma that handed out 23 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Victoria. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Victoria, Texas, and it awarded 24 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Houston - Victoria Adult & Continuing Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 48 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at University of Oklahoma
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region. University of Central Oklahoma is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Central Oklahoma Adult & Continuing Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M Kingsville is a public institution located in Kingsville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Texas A&M Kingsville
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 50 degrees to qualified masters’s adult and continuing ed students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Texas A&M College Station
Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Texas A&M University - Texarkana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Texarkana, Texas, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s adult and continuing ed students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Texas A&M Texarkana
Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 0 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Texas A&M University - Commerce
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