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.
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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 analysis found Oklahoma State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.
About 60% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 40% are male.
Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school 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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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Texas Woman’s University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the # 4 spot on the list. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.
Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of St. Thomas is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. UST is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
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 medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.
Full General Education at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report
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 large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.
Best General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
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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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