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2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in the Southwest Region

9 Ranked Colleges
165 Degrees Awarded
$26,500 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region for a Master's

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In 2020-2021, 1,074 people earned their degree in adult and continuing education, making the major the 432nd most popular in the United States.

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.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in adult and continuing education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular adult and continuing education programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s

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

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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 50 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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 University - College Station

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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 48 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. 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 Norman Campus

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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Victoria landed the #3 spot on the list. Victoria, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at University of Houston - Victoria

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. NWOSU is a small school located in Alva, Oklahoma that handed out 23 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.

Full NWOSU Adult & Continuing Education Report

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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 Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 12 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.

Full UCO Adult & Continuing Education Report

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Texas A&M Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.

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

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

With a ranking of #7, Texas State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 1 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Texas State University

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Texas A&M University - Texarkana did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Texarkana, 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 Texarkana

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Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s 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.

Full Texas A&M University - Commerce Adult & Continuing Education Report

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