2023 Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Education Bachelor's 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 100 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's 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.
2023 Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 15% Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.
About 91% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 9% are male.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.
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Out of the 100 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.
Women make up 85% of the education majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.
Of the 410 students majoring in education at UOPX - Arizona, 7% are male and 93% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
About 95% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 5% are male.
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With a ranking of #6, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
About 91% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 9% are male.
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Sam Houston State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 95% of the education majors at the school.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 90% of the education majors at the school.
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University of Arizona landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree education programs. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
Women make up 82% of the education majors at the school.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 74% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 26% are male.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 185 students majoring in education at OSU, 21% are male and 79% are female.
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Texas State University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree education programs. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.
Of the 183 students majoring in education at Texas State, 6% are male and 94% are female.
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University of Central Oklahoma came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public school with a large student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 20% are male.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.
About 88% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 12% are male.
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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 93% of the education majors at the school.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Northeastern State University | Tahlequah, OK |
| 17 | Baylor University | Waco, TX |
| 18 | Arizona State University - Skysong | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 19 | New Mexico Highlands University | Las Vegas, NM |
| 20 | Texas Woman’s University | Denton, 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 Related Majors
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 26 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.
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