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Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

4 Colleges
$47,664 Avg Salary
$26,812 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Education

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - Kingsville the best school in the Southwest Region for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

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Best General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best general education schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,639
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 4 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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