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2023 Best General Education Schools in the Southwest Region

37 Colleges
$52,715 Avg Salary
$16,946 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education 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 Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 37 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best programs for teaching students.

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2023 Best General Education Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best General Education Schools

#1

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Our analysis found Texas Christian University to be the best school for general education students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for general education students. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Southwestern University

Georgetown, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southwestern University is a great place for general education students. Located in the small city of Georgetown, Southwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, education majors at Southwestern accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best General Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best General Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

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With a ranking of #6, Santa Fe Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students. Located in the suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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#8

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Grand Canyon University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general education programs. 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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Concordia University, Texas ranked #9 on this year’s Best General Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. Concordia University, Texas is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakeway.

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With a ranking of #10, Southwestern Assemblies of God University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Waxahachie.

Education majors at Southwestern Assemblies of God University take out an average of $30,062 in student loans while working on their egree. 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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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 25 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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