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2023 Most Popular General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas

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

Finding the Best General Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

General Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Texas. With 1,639 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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.

Check out the education bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Texas.

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Texas. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 5% are male.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in Texas. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

About 93% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 7% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great place for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.

Women make up 93% of the education majors at the school.

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Out of the 19 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 97% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 3% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at San Antonio helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in Texas. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

About 90% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 10% are male.

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#6

Southwestern University

Georgetown, TX

Southwestern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the small city of Georgetown, Southwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 9% are male.

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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Southern Methodist University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree general education programs. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

About 83% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#8

Schreiner University

Kerrville, TX

Schreiner University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Schreiner University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Kerrville.

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#9

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

With a ranking of #9, Texas Christian University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools 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 school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Southwestern Assemblies of God University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the 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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Best General Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 859
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

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 19 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.

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