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

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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.

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The Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 35 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular 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 school with a very large student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 16% are male.

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

About 65% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 35% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Southwest Region . ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.

Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.

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

Out of the 35 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 24% are male.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 32% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, American InterContinental University - Online did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Schaumburg, AIU Online is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 50 students majoring in education at AIU Online, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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University of North Texas landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general education programs. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 74% of the education majors at the school.

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#8

Schreiner University

Kerrville, TX

With a ranking of #8, Schreiner University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Schreiner University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Kerrville.

About 73% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 27% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, Sul Ross State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Alpine, Sul Ross is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 81% of the education majors at the school.

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#10

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Wesleyan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Texas Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in education at Texas Wesleyan, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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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.

  • 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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