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2023 Most Popular General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

26 Colleges
$35,282 Avg Salary
$26,172 Avg Student Debt

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.

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.

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.

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 .

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college 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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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a fairly 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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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Southwest Region . UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.

About 93% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 7% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the 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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#6

Southwestern University

Georgetown, TX

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 small 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.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, education majors at Southwestern accumulate an average of around $27,739 in student debt.

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#7

Prescott College

Prescott, AZ

With a ranking of #7, Prescott College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Prescot College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Prescott.

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Southern Methodist University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. 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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#9

Schreiner University

Kerrville, TX

Schreiner University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Schreiner University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Kerrville.

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With a ranking of #10, Southwestern Assemblies of God University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their bachelor’s 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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Best General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best general education colleges 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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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