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2023 Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas

9 Colleges
$35,282 Avg Salary
$26,172 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 1,639 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general education is the #44 most popular major in Texas.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs 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 Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top Texas Schools for a Bachelor's in General Education

#1

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Christian University the best school in Texas for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Southwestern University

Georgetown, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwestern University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Georgetown, Southwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, education graduates from Southwestern take out $27,739 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a great place for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Waxahachie.

For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $313.

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Texas Woman’s University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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Southern Methodist University ranked #8 on this year’s Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 859
Oklahoma 234
New Mexico 219

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
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 9 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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