2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 133,583 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general studies is the 5th most popular major in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 49,602 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,386 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 24 colleges that offered a degree in general studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 24 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Studies in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 202 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
West Texas A&M University also took the #11 spot in our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,761 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general studies students per year to attend West Texas A&M University.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Portales, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general studies degrees to 77 students in 2019-2020.
ENMU - Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,516 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students per year to attend ENMU - Main Campus.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Alva, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general studies degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NWOSU, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NWOSU is $9,791 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Oklahoma State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized school located in Durant, Oklahoma that handed out 90 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University also made our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #15. It costs about $8,237 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students per year to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 618 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of North Texas is $15,086 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general studies students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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Northeastern State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and it awarded 89 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree general studies students list, NSU has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NSU is $9,994 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general studies students.
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Texas Woman’s University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Woman’s University is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 238 bachelors’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
TWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general studies students per year to attend Texas Woman’s University.
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University of Central Oklahoma came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Central Oklahoma is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 196 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Oklahoma is $16,562 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general studies students.
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Texas Tech University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 232 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech is $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general studies students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UTSA is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 158 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTSA, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UTSA is $13,853 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general studies students.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 238 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OSU is $14,648 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general studies students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #12, Texas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 164 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general studies students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas State is $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general studies students.
Lamar University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 146 bachelors’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
Lamar University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,311 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general studies students per year to attend Lamar University.
East Central University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Ada, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general studies students in 2019-2020.
ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend East Central University is $10,334 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general studies students.
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With a ranking of #15, Southwestern Assemblies of God University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is located in Waxahachie, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southwestern Assemblies of God University is $24,982 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students.
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Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 99 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Commerce did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M Commerce is $13,017 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students.
The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 312 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Arlington also made our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend UT Arlington is $14,246 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students.
University of St. Thomas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. UST is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UST not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $18,476 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general studies students per year to attend University of St. Thomas.
Oklahoma City University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree general studies students list, OCU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OCU is $22,306 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
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With a ranking of #20, Texas A&M University - Texarkana did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - Texarkana is a public institution located in Texarkana, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Texarkana not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,218 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students per year to attend Texas A&M University - Texarkana.
Texas Southern University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. TSU is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 56 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree general studies students list, TSU has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $19,430 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general studies students per year to attend Texas Southern University.
Oklahoma Wesleyan University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general studies students in 2019-2020.
OKWU or OWU also took the #20 spot in our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $25,246 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students per year to attend Oklahoma Wesleyan University.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. UMHB is a small school located in Belton, Texas that handed out 36 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.
UMHB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Mary Hardin - Baylor is $27,099 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general studies students.
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Texas Christian University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. TCU is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 57 bachelors’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at TCU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $36,811 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students per year to attend TCU.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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%.
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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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