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2023 Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

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Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 4th in Texas. In fact, 17,614 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in Texas to see which doctor'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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Abilene Christian University the most popular school in Texas for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Abilene Christian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Abilene.

Of the 95 students majoring in education at Abilene Christian, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 72 students majoring in education at Texas Tech, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Texas. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

About 70% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 30% are male.

Read full report on Education at Texas A&M University - College Station

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas A&M Commerce is a large public school located in the town of Commerce.

Of the 65 students majoring in education at Texas A&M Commerce, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 59 students majoring in education at UT Austin, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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Sam Houston State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 29% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

Women make up 73% of the education majors at the school.

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#9

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Lamar University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 31% are male.

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Dallas Baptist University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Dallas, DBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 41 students majoring in education at DBU, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 16,265
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

Majors Similar to Education

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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