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

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$50,291 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Master'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the best school in the Southwest Region for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Concordia University, Texas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Southwest Region . Concordia University, Texas is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakeway.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of St. Thomas. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UST is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at El Paso is a great place for general education students working on their master’s degree. UTEP is a very large public school located in the city of El Paso.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

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With a ranking of #6, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. SFASU is a large public school located in the remote town of Nacogdoches.

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Texas Woman’s University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general education programs. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general education programs. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

Full General Education at New Mexico State University - Main Campus Report

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 24 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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