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2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

117 Colleges
$22,224 Avg Salary
$13,640 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Associate Degree School for You

With 327,871 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular Education Associate 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 117 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

Check out the education associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#1

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

Our 2023 rankings named South Texas College the most popular school in the Southwest Region for education students working on their associate degree. South Texas College is a very large public school located in the midsize city of McAllen.

About 89% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 11% are male.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at San Jacinto Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in the Southwest Region . San Jacinto College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.

Of the 337 students majoring in education at San Jacinto College, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#3

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

The in-demand associate degree programs at El Centro College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in the Southwest Region . El Centro College is a very large public school located in the large city of Dallas.

Of the 306 students majoring in education at El Centro College, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#4

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Out of the 117 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lone Star College System landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 17% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Paso Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. El Paso Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

Of the 202 students majoring in education at El Paso Community College, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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#6

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, TX

Northwest Vista College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Northwest Vista College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Of the 173 students majoring in education at Northwest Vista College, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Collin County Community College District did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public school with a very large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, Austin Community College District did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their associate degree. Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Women make up 94% of the education majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, Central New Mexico Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their associate degree. CNM is a large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

About 92% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 8% are male.

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#10

Connors State College

Warner, OK

Connors State College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Warner, CSC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 134 students majoring in education at CSC, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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With a ranking of #11, Tarrant County College District did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 127 students majoring in education at Tarrant County College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#12

Odessa College

Odessa, TX

Odessa College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree education programs. Located in the midsize city of Odessa, Odessa College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 6% are male.

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#13

Palo Alto College

San Antonio, TX

Palo Alto College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, Palo Alto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the education majors at the school.

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#14

San Antonio College

San Antonio, TX

San Antonio College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of San Antonio, San Antonio College is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 97 students majoring in education at San Antonio College, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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Houston Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 93 students majoring in education at Houston Community College, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#17

Lee College

Baytown, TX

Lee College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Lee College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baytown.

About 95% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 5% are male.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Education students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
18 Tyler Junior College Tyler, TX
19 Texas State Technical College Waco, TX
20 Glendale Community College Glendale, AZ
21 Northeast Lakeview College Universal City, TX
22 Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa, OK
23 Trinity Valley Community College Athens, TX

Best Education Colleges by State

Explore the best education schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 16,265
Texas 17,614
New Mexico 1,831
Oklahoma 3,171

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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