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2023 Most Popular General Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best General Education Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester the most popular school in the Southwest Region for general education students working on their undergraduate certificate. KTC McAlester is a fairly small public school located in the town of McAlester.

Of the 14 students majoring in education at KTC McAlester, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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#2

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Arizona College is a great place for general education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Coolidge, Pinal County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Junior College landed the # 3 spot on the list. New Mexico Junior College is a small public school located in the remote town of Hobbs.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Pima Community College is a great place for general education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at New Mexico State University - Grants helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Southwest Region . NMSU Grants is a small public school located in the town of Grants.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNM Valencia is a small public school located in the rural area of Los Lunas.

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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 7 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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