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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Education in the Southwest Region

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1,080 Degrees Awarded
$43,620 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,080 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 26 colleges that offered a degree in general education. That schools that top this list have a program in general education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 26 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Education in the Southwest Region

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 305 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about General Education at Texas Tech University

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Southwestern University
Georgetown, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Southwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Georgetown, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Southwestern University General Education Report

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Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 106 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Full TWU General Education Report

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Prescott College
Prescott, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Prescott College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Prescott, Arizona, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Prescot College General Education Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 383 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Education at Texas A&M College Station

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Schreiner University
Kerrville, Texas

Schreiner University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Kerrville, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Full Schreiner University General Education Report

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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 163 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Education at The University of Texas at Arlington

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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 82 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Education at The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Southwestern Assemblies of God University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Waxahachie, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Education at Southwestern Assemblies of God University

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Western New Mexico University
Silver City, New Mexico

Western New Mexico University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school situated in Silver City, New Mexico. It awarded 3 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma

University of Tulsa ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Tulsa General Education Report

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With a ranking of #12, Southern Nazarene University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Southern Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethany, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about General Education at SNU

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With a ranking of #13, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Education at SMU

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Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, Texas

Texas Christian University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Christian University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Education at TCU

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University of North Texas landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about General Education at University of North Texas

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Family of Faith Christian University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region list. FFCU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Shawnee, Oklahoma. It awarded 0 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Family of Faith Christian University General Education Report

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Paul Quinn College
Dallas, Texas

Paul Quinn College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Paul Quinn College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Education at Paul Quinn College

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Texas Wesleyan University
Fort Worth, Texas

With a ranking of #15, Texas Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Texas Wesleyan University General Education Report

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With a ranking of #15, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at El Paso is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on General Education at UTEP

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Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.

Full Texas A&M University - Commerce General Education Report

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Oral Roberts University
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Oral Roberts University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Education at Oral Roberts University

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MSU Texas
Wichita Falls, Texas

With a ranking of #15, MSU Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Wichita Falls, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Education at MSU Texas

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With a ranking of #15, University of Houston - Downtown did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston - Downtown is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Education at University of Houston - Downtown

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Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oklahoma City University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region list. OCU is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on General Education at OCU

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Texas A & M University - Central Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a public institution located in Killeen, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Education at Texas A & M University - Central Texas

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Texas College
Tyler, Texas

Texas College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. This small school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

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