by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Education is the 41st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,719 and had an average of $23,394 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,988 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,715 and $16,946 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 344 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 33 colleges that offered a degree in general education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region”.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 33 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Connors State College landed the #1 spot on the list. CSC is a small public school situated in Warner, Oklahoma. It awarded 134 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity Valley Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Trinity Valley Community College is a public institution located in Athens, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 54 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 33 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Grants landed the #3 spot on the list. New Mexico State University - Grants is a small public school situated in Grants, New Mexico. It awarded 2 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at New Mexico State University - Grants
Out of the 33 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Taos Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at University of New Mexico - Taos Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region list. ENMU - Roswell Campus is a small school located in Roswell, New Mexico that handed out 8 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at ENMU - Roswell Campus
Central Arizona College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Coolidge, Arizona, this small public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
Full Pinal County Community College General Education Report
With a ranking of #7, University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Gallup, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
Mohave Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. MCC is a public institution located in Kingman, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Mohave Community College
With a ranking of #9, San Juan College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Farmington, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
Santa Fe Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Santa Fe Community College is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #11, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Full New Mexico State University - Dona Ana General Education Report
University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. UNM Valencia is a small school located in Los Lunas, New Mexico that handed out 1 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Weatherford College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Weatherford College is a medium-sized public school situated in Weatherford, Texas. It awarded 7 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Redlands Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Redlands Community College is a small school located in El Reno, Oklahoma that handed out 2 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Tulsa Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Tulsa Community College is a public institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Tulsa Community College
New Mexico State University - Carlsbad did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Carlsbad, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
El Paso Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. El Paso Community College is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 25 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Paris Junior College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Paris Junior College is a public institution located in Paris, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Paris Junior College
Mesalands Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Mesalands Community College is a small public school situated in Tucumcari, New Mexico. It awarded 2 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, Seminole State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Seminole, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Cisco College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Cisco College is located in Cisco, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
Pima Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this fairly large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Pima County Community College District
With a ranking of #23, LeTourneau University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Longview, Texas, and it awarded 0 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at LeTourneau University
Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Ruidoso, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Clarendon College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Clarendon, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Coastal Bend College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Beeville, Texas, and it awarded 0 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Coastal Bend College
Blinn College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Blinn College is a fairly large public school situated in Brenham, Texas. It awarded 0 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Navarro College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Navarro College is a public institution located in Corsicana, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Western New Mexico University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Western New Mexico University is a public institution located in Silver City, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small school located in Waxahachie, Texas that handed out 3 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Southwestern Assemblies of God University
With a ranking of #23, New Mexico State University - Alamogordo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Alamogordo, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full New Mexico State University - Alamogordo General Education Report
With a ranking of #23, Hill College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Hillsboro, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, New Mexico Junior College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico Junior College is a small school located in Hobbs, New Mexico that handed out 4 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at New Mexico Junior College
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
