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2023 Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas

12 Colleges
$21,881 Avg Salary
$12,730 Avg Student Debt

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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a associate degree.

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 medium-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 school with a very large student population.

Women make up 96% of the education majors at the school.

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#3

Paris Junior College

Paris, TX

Out of the 12 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Paris Junior College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Paris Junior College is a small public school located in the remote town of Paris.

Women make up 67% of the education majors at the school.

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#4

Weatherford College

Weatherford, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Weatherford College is a great place for general education students working on their associate degree. Weatherford College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Weatherford.

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#5

Cisco College

Cisco, TX

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 remote town of Cisco, Cisco College is a public school with a small student population.

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#6

Navarro College

Corsicana, TX

Navarro 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. Navarro College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Corsicana.

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Southwestern Assemblies of God University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Waxahachie.

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#6

Blinn College

Brenham, TX

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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#6

Clarendon College

Clarendon, TX

Clarendon College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Clarendon College is a small public school located in the remote area of Clarendon.

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#6

Coastal Bend College

Beeville, TX

With a ranking of #6, Coastal Bend College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Beeville, CBC is a public college with a small student population.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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