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2023 Most Popular General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best General Education Doctor'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.

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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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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 doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

Women make up 71% of the education majors at the school.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

About 71% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 29% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

About 79% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 21% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of the Incarnate Word is a great place for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

Full General Education at University of Arizona Report

New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large 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 6 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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