2023 Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best General Education Master'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 Master'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 35 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master'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.
2023 Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 84% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 16% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Concordia University, Texas is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakeway.
About 65% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 35% are male.
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Out of the 35 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Portales.
Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at New Mexico State University - Main Campus 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 medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.
About 76% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 24% are male.
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Out of the 35 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.
About 68% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 32% are male.
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American InterContinental University - Online landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general education programs. Located in the rural area of Schaumburg, AIU Online is a private for-profit college with a large student population.
Of the 50 students majoring in education at AIU Online, 52% are male and 48% are female.
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University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 74% of the education majors at the school.
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Schreiner University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general education programs. Schreiner University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Kerrville.
About 73% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 27% are male.
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Sul Ross State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the remote town of Alpine, Sul Ross is a public college with a small student population.
Women make up 81% of the education majors at the school.
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Texas Wesleyan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Texas Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 24 students majoring in education at Texas Wesleyan, 21% are male and 79% are female.
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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 25 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).
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