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

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$72,973 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Doctor'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor'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 doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the most popular school in the Southwest Region for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

Women make up 71% of the education majors at the school.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 2 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

About 79% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 21% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a great place for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

About 71% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 29% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of the Incarnate Word helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 6 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree general education programs. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 6 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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