by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 adult and continuing ed students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools 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 public school situated in Alva, Oklahoma. It awarded 23 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Victoria landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Houston - Victoria is a small public school situated in Victoria, Texas. It awarded 24 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at University of Houston - Victoria
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma Christian University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified ’s adult and continuing ed students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 53 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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 #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Central Oklahoma Adult & Continuing Education Report
Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified ’s adult and continuing ed students in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M Kingsville Adult & Continuing Education Report
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 58 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Texas A&M University - College Station
Cochise County Community College District landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Sierra Vista, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Rio Salado College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 3 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Grand Canyon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Grand Canyon University
Texas State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 1 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Commerce is located in Commerce, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Texas A&M Commerce
University of the Incarnate Word came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UIW is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M University - Texarkana did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Texarkana, Texas, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified ’s adult and continuing ed students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Texas A&M University - Texarkana
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