2023 Best General Education Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best General Education 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best General Education Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best General Education Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best General Education Colleges.
Top 10 Best General Education Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Texas Christian University the best school in the Southwest Region for general education students. 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent programs at Southwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the small city of Georgetown, Southwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
After completing their degree, education graduates from Southwestern carry an average student debtload of $27,000.
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The excellent programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Southwest Region . Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
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Out of the 37 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 5 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.
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Santa Fe Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general education programs. Located in the suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public school with a small student population.
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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general education students. It came in at #7 on the list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.
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With a ranking of #8, Grand Canyon University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #9, Concordia University, Texas did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students. Concordia University, Texas is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakeway.
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Southwestern Assemblies of God University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Waxahachie.
While working on their degree, education majors at Southwestern Assemblies of God University accumulate an average of around $30,062 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $313, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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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 25 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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