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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Texas

22 Ranked Colleges
456 Degrees Awarded
$48,619 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Education Major in Texas

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Texas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 29,810 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States. 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 Texas, there were 1,639 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,850 and $22,429 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 456 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,376 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 22 colleges that offer 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree education students.

Top 22 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Texas

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Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Lakeway, Texas, and it awarded 172 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

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Schreiner University
Kerrville, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Schreiner University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Texas. Schreiner University is a small school located in Kerrville, Texas that handed out 33 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sul Ross State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Texas. Alpine, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.

Full Sul Ross General Education Report

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Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Adventist University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Keene, Texas, and it awarded 6 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Education at Southwestern Adventist University

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Texas Wesleyan University
Fort Worth, Texas

Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Wesleyan University landed the #5 spot on the list. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.

Full Texas Wesleyan General Education Report

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With a ranking of #6, East Texas Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Texas list. Located in Marshall, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Education at East Texas Baptist University

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University of St. Thomas ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Texas list. UST is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 8 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.

Full UST General Education Report

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University of the Incarnate Word ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Texas list. This medium-sized school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 17 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Education at University of the Incarnate Word

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University of Dallas
Irving, Texas

With a ranking of #9, University of Dallas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Texas list. Located in Irving, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.

Full UD General Education Report

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Texas A & M University - Central Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #10. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a small school located in Killeen, Texas that handed out 4 masters’s education 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%.

Full Texas A & M University - Central Texas General Education Report

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Texas ranking. Kingsville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

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Texas Woman’s University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Texas ranking. TWU is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #13, Abilene Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Texas list. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Abilene Christian General Education Report

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University of North Texas landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Texas ranking. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 47 students 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.

Full University of North Texas General Education Report

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Dallas Baptist University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Texas ranking. Dallas Baptist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

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Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #16. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 11 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Education at Texas A&M Commerce

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Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #17. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 8 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Stephen F Austin State University General Education Report

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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Texas ranking. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

Read more about General Education at UT Arlington

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The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #19. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Education at The University of Texas at El Paso

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With a ranking of #20, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Texas list. UTSA is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 7 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 The University of Texas at San Antonio

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West Texas A&M University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Texas list. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, Texas

Texas Christian University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Texas list. Texas Christian University is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 TCU

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