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2023 Most Popular General Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best General Education Undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which undergraduate 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Education Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . KTC McAlester is a small public school located in the town of McAlester.

Of the 14 students majoring in education at KTC McAlester, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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#2

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Arizona College is a great place for general education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Coolidge, Pinal County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New Mexico Junior College is a great place for general education students working on their undergraduate certificate. New Mexico Junior College is a small public school located in the town of Hobbs.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Central New Mexico Community College is a great place for general education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a large student population.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Southwest Region . UNM Valencia is a small public school located in the rural area of Los Lunas.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Grants is a great place for general education students working on their undergraduate certificate. NMSU Grants is a small public school located in the remote town of Grants.

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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 7 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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