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Most Popular General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas

2023 Most Popular General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas

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

Finding the Best General Education Bachelor's 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Texas 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.

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

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 Texas. Located in the 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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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 19 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 2 spot on the list. 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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Out of the 19 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the # 3 spot on the list. UT Arlington is a very 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 medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 106 students majoring in education at TWU, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at San Antonio helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in Texas. 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 ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas 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.

On average, education graduates from Southwestern take out $27,739 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Southern Methodist 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 #7 on the list. SMU is a fairly 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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#8

Schreiner University

Kerrville, TX

Schreiner University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Schreiner University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Kerrville.

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With a ranking of #9, 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 suburb of Waxahachie.

For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $313.

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#9

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian 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 #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

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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 19 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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