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2023 Best 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

General Education is the #12 most popular major in the country with 21,189 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the best school for general education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . 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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Out of the 24 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Texas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Concordia University, Texas is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lakeway.

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Out of the 24 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St. Thomas landed the # 3 spot on the list. UST is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at El Paso helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Southwest Region . UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the city of El Paso.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Southwest Region . OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

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With a ranking of #6, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. SFASU is a large public school located in the town of Nacogdoches.

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Texas Woman’s University ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general education programs. UTSA is a very large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

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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
Texas 474
Arizona 817
Oklahoma 73
New Mexico 163

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 24 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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