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2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in the Southwest Region

84 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 Most Popular General Education Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 84 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs were the most popular 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#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. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very 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 midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Southwest Region . Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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Out of the 84 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the # 4 spot on the list. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Texas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. Concordia University, Texas is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lakeway.

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#6

Connors State College

Warner, OK

Connors State College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. CSC is a small public school located in the rural area of Warner.

While working on their degree, education majors at CSC accumulate an average of around $8,186 in student debt.

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Texas Woman’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general education programs. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Portales.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTSA is a very large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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With a ranking of #10, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

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#11

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Trinity Valley Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general education students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the distant town of Athens, TVCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, education graduates from TVCC take out $10,225 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for General Education students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Most Popular General Education Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
13 American InterContinental University - Online Schaumburg, IL
14 University of North Texas Denton, TX
15 Schreiner University Kerrville, TX
16 Sul Ross State University Alpine, TX

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 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.

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