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2024 Best Education Schools in Texas

54 Colleges in Texas
17,746 Education Degrees Awarded
$48,923 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in education is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #4 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 54 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Education Schools in Texas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 17,746 degrees in education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Education School

Best Education Schools in Texas Your choice of education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Education Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Education
Bachelor's Degrees in Education
Master's Degrees in Education
Doctor's Degrees in Education

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Education Schools in Texas list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Education in Texas

The schools below may not offer all types of education degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Texas Schools in Education

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
180 Education Degrees Awarded
1.7% Growth in Graduates

Baylor University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in education. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #123 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.

There were roughly 180 education students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the education program report average early career income of $45,631.

More information about a degree in education from Baylor University

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
202 Education Degrees Awarded
10.4% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Texas Christian University if you wish to pursue a degree in education. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.

There were about 202 education students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the education program state that they receive average early career wages of $49,499.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
895 Education Degrees Awarded
36.2% Growth in Graduates

Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in education. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were roughly 895 education students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year. Education degree recipients from Texas A&M University - College Station get an earnings boost of approximately $6,957 above the average income of education graduates.

More information about a degree in education from Texas A&M University - College Station

4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
269 Education Degrees Awarded
13.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in education needs to look into Southern Methodist University. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 269 education students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year. Education degree recipients from Southern Methodist University receive an earnings boost of about $9,108 above the average income of education graduates.

More information about a degree in education from Southern Methodist University

5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
736 Education Degrees Awarded
19.7% Growth in Graduates

Texas Tech is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lubbock. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

There were approximately 736 education students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year. Those education students who get their degree from Texas Tech University make $4,709 more than the average education grad.

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Lamar University
Beaumont, TX
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2,560 Education Degrees Awarded
$61,426 Median Starting Salary

Lamar University is a large public university located in the city of Beaumont. This university ranks 26th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 2560 education students who graduated with this degree at Lamar University in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the education program at Lamar University earn $12,503 more than the typical college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a degree in education from Lamar University

7
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El Centro College
Dallas, TX
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
306 Education Degrees Awarded
42.8% Growth in Graduates

El Centro College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Dallas. A Best Colleges rank of #362 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means El Centro College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 306 education students who graduated with this degree at El Centro College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the education program state that they receive average early career wages of $21,425.

More information about a degree in education from El Centro College

8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
230 Education Degrees Awarded
$55,035 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were approximately 230 education students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the education degree program at The University of Texas at Austin earn $6,112 above the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

More information about a degree in education from The University of Texas at Austin

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
415 Education Degrees Awarded
32.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #397 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas State is a great university overall.

There were about 415 education students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the education program at Texas State University get $2,428 above the typical college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Trinity University
San Antonio, TX
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
47 Education Degrees Awarded
10.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of San Antonio, Trinity U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #307 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Trinity U is a great university overall.

There were about 47 education students who graduated with this degree at Trinity U in the most recent year we have data available. Those education students who get their degree from Trinity University make $7,938 more than the average education student.

More information about a degree in education from Trinity University


 

Best Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 38 15,993
New Mexico 38 1,698
Oklahoma 38 3,041

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Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 4,961
Teacher Education Grade Specific 4,770
Curriculum & Instruction 2,013
General Education 1,639
Special Education 1,536
Teacher Education Subject Specific 930
Student Counseling 836
Instructional Media Design 536
Multilingual Education 178
Other Education 164

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