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2023 Most Popular Education Schools in Texas

68 Colleges
$48,923 Avg Salary
$19,824 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 3rd in Texas. In fact, 11,415 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Education Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 68 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Colleges.

#1

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Lamar University the most popular school in Texas for education students. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Texas. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Texas. Located in the city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Schools in Texas list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Schools in Texas list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in Texas list. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Commerce.

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Sam Houston State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in Texas list. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of St. Thomas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students. Located in the large city of Houston, UST is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Education students in the state of Texas that almost earned our Most Popular Education Schools in Texas award.

Rank College Location
11 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
12 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
13 Texas State University San Marcos, TX

Best Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 12,019
Oklahoma 1,574
New Mexico 904

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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