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2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in Texas

42 Colleges
$47,850 Avg Salary
$22,429 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular General Education Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 42 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Texas.

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in Texas for general education students. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for general education students. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great place for general education students. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in Texas list. Concordia University, Texas is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lakeway.

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Out of the 42 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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Trinity Valley Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the town of Athens, TVCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at TVCC take out is $10,225.

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University of North Texas landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general education programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Schreiner University

Kerrville, TX

With a ranking of #9, Schreiner University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. 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 #10, Sul Ross State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. Located in the remote town of Alpine, Sul Ross is a public school with a small student population.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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