2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Most Popular Southwest Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Education
Our 2023 rankings named Oklahoma State University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Southwest Region for general education students working on their graduate certificate. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.
About 60% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 40% are male.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Texas A&M University - Kingsville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 3 students majoring in education at Texas A&M Kingsville, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #5 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.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St. Thomas landed the # 5 spot on the list. UST is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.
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Out of the 8 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 city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.
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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 8 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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