2023 Most Popular General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best General Education Bachelor's Degree School for You
General Education is the #39 most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Most Popular General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the education bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .
Top 10 Most Popular General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in the Southwest Region for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 383 students majoring in education at Texas A&M College Station, 5% are male and 95% are female.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Southwest Region . Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Of the 305 students majoring in education at Texas Tech, 7% are male and 93% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great place for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.
About 93% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 7% are male.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas Woman’s University is a great place for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 106 students majoring in education at TWU, 3% are male and 97% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.
Of the 82 students majoring in education at UTSA, 10% are male and 90% are female.
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Southwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Georgetown, Southwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 11 students majoring in education at Southwestern, 9% are male and 91% are female.
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Prescott College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Prescot College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Prescott.
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Southern Methodist University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree general education programs. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.
Of the 6 students majoring in education at SMU, 17% are male and 83% are female.
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Schreiner University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Schreiner University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Kerrville.
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Southwestern Assemblies of God University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Waxahachie.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,639 |
| 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 26 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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