2023 Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas
Finding the Best General Education Associate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a associate degree.
Top 10 Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Trinity Valley Community College the most popular school in Texas for general education students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Athens, TVCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 96% of the education majors at the school.
Education majors at TVCC take out an average of $13,572 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means El Paso Community College is a great place for general education students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 96% of the education majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paris Junior College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Paris Junior College is a small public school located in the town of Paris.
Women make up 67% of the education majors at the school.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Weatherford College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in Texas. Weatherford College is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Weatherford.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Cisco College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in Texas. Located in the town of Cisco, Cisco College is a public school with a small student population.
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Navarro College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree general education programs. Navarro College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Corsicana.
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With a ranking of #6, Southwestern Assemblies of God University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their associate degree. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Waxahachie.
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Blinn College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Blinn College is a large public school located in the distant town of Brenham.
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Clarendon College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Clarendon College is a small public school located in the rural area of Clarendon.
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Coastal Bend College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the distant town of Beeville, CBC is a public school with a small student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 859 |
| Oklahoma | 234 |
| New Mexico | 219 |
General Education Related Majors
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 12 schools only.
- 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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