2023 Most Popular Education Schools in the Southwest Region
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In 2020-2021, 199,724 education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.
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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Education Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 104 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Education Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a .
Top 15% Most Popular Education Schools
Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The excellent programs at Lamar University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Southwest Region . Lamar University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.
The excellent programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
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Out of the 104 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
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The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Southwest Region . UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.
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Northern Arizona University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.
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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Durant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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Texas Tech University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public school with a large student population.
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
With a ranking of #14, Sam Houston State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.
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University of St. Thomas came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UST is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Education Schools in the Southwest Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ |
| 17 | University of Houston | Houston, TX |
| 18 | Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX |
| 19 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio, TX |
| 20 | Texas State University | San Marcos, TX |
Best Education Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 12,019 |
| Texas | 11,415 |
| Oklahoma | 1,574 |
| New Mexico | 904 |
Majors Related to Education
Education Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 45,458 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 34,451 |
| Special Education | 25,158 |
| General Education | 21,189 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 20,616 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,784 |
| Student Counseling | 13,840 |
| Instructional Media Design | 8,387 |
| Teaching English or French | 4,743 |
| Other Education | 2,513 |
| Multilingual Education | 1,672 |
| Educational Assessment | 1,215 |
| Education Philosophy | 421 |
| International Education | 257 |
| Teaching Assistants | 20 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Psychology | 42,013 |
| Social Sciences | 22,292 |
| Communication & Journalism | 12,242 |
| Library Science | 5,929 |
| History | 4,391 |
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 Horadrim.
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