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2023 Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

33 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Connors State College

Warner, OK

Our 2023 rankings named Connors State College the most popular school in the Southwest Region for general education students working on their associate degree. CSC is a small public school located in the remote area of Warner.

Women make up 60% of the education majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, education majors at CSC accumulate an average of around $11,302 in student debt.

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Out of the 33 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity Valley Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Athens, TVCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 96% of the education majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, education majors at TVCC accumulate an average of around $13,572 in student debt.

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Out of the 33 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, El Paso Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 96% of the education majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Tulsa Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Tulsa, Tulsa Community College is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in education at Tulsa Community College, 15% are male and 85% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, education graduates from Tulsa Community College carry an average student debt load of $15,872.

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#5

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Arizona College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the rural area of Coolidge, Pinal County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree general education programs. NMSU Dona Ana is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.

About 85% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#6

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

San Juan College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Farmington, SJC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 8% are male.

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#8

Paris Junior College

Paris, TX

Paris Junior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Paris Junior College is a small public school located in the town of Paris.

Women make up 67% of the education majors at the school.

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Mohave Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree general education programs. MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Kingman.

Of the 12 students majoring in education at MCC, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Read full report on General Education at Mohave Community College

Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ENMU - Roswell Campus is a small public school located in the town of Roswell.

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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 33 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 KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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