by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 13 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for general education students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,080 bachelor's degrees in general education during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Your choice of general education for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general education students working on their bachelor's degree.
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 General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique 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 list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general education.
Texas A&M University - College Station is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in general education. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Texas A&M University - College Station
The University of Texas at Arlington is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in general education. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from The University of Texas at Arlington
Texas Christian University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in general education. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Texas Christian University
Texas Tech University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general education. Texas Tech is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lubbock.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Texas Tech University
Texas Woman's University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general education. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Texas Woman’s University
Southwestern is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Georgetown.
Bachelor's recipients from the general education degree program at Southwestern University make $3,414 above the average graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Southwestern University
Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from The University of Texas at San Antonio
Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from University of North Texas
Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Southern Methodist University
Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from The University of Texas at El Paso
Explore the best general education colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 245 | 1,066 |
| Arizona | 200 | 7 |
| Oklahoma | 190 | 4 |
| New Mexico | 133 | 3 |
One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, General Education has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 1,080 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 4,728 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 1,267 |
| Special Education | 855 |
| Other Education | 188 |
| Educational Assessment | 77 |
| Multilingual Education | 56 |
| Teaching English or French | 46 |
| Instructional Media Design | 13 |
| Educational Administration | 1 |
