by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Education. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Education is a major offered under the education program of study at Southwestern University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in education, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Southwestern is in the top 10% of the country for education. More specifically it was ranked #42 out of 501 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Texas.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Southwestern was $1,880 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $45,120 | $45,120 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,760 | $11,760 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,400 | $1,400 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Education students who received their bachelor’s degree at Southwestern took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 8% higher than the national average of $25,102.
The median early career salary of education students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Southwestern is $44,356 per year. That is 39% higher than the national average of $31,873.
Online degrees for the Southwestern education bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Southwestern Online Learning page.
Women made up around 77.8% of the education students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 82.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 44.4% of the education bachelor’s degrees at Southwestern in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
General Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 9 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
