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2023 Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

4 Colleges
$21,881 Avg Salary
$12,730 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 29,810 general education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General Education Associate Degree Colleges.

Top Southwest Region Schools for an Associate in General Education

Our 2023 rankings named Santa Fe Community College the best school in the Southwest Region for general education students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Pima Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Southwest Region . Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tulsa, Tulsa Community College is a public college with a large student population.

On average, education graduates from Tulsa Community College take out $15,872 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The excellent associate degree programs at El Paso Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

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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
Arizona 859
Texas 1,639
New Mexico 219
Oklahoma 234

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

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 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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