2023 Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best General Education Bachelor's Degree School for You
General Education is the #39 most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Texas Christian University to be the best school for general education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of Georgetown, Southwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, education majors at Southwestern accumulate an average of around $27,739 in student debt.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Southwestern Assemblies of God University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Southwest Region . Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Waxahachie.
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With a ranking of #6, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.
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With a ranking of #8, Southern Methodist University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.
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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #9 on this year’s Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.
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Southern Nazarene University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Bethany, SNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Explore the best general education schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 1,639 |
Arizona | 859 |
Oklahoma | 234 |
New Mexico | 219 |
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General Education Related Rankings by Major
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Education
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
Educational Administration | 46,469 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
Special Education | 36,792 |
Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 the rest 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).
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