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2023 Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

10 Colleges
$35,282 Avg Salary
$26,172 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education Bachelor's 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Christian University the best school in the Southwest Region for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Southwestern University

Georgetown, TX

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Southwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Georgetown, Southwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Education majors at Southwestern take out an average of $27,739 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Southwest Region . Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Assemblies of God University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Waxahachie.

When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $313.

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Texas Woman’s University ranked #6 on this year’s Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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Southern Methodist University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree general education programs. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #9 on this year’s Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.

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Southern Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Bethany, SNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best general education schools 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 10 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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