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2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region

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64 Degrees Awarded
$72,748 Avg Salary
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Education is the 41st most popular major in the country with 29,389 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , general education graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $48,787 and had an average of $30,979 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 3,058 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,715 and $32,057 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 64 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,912 and $102,180 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 6 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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region

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

Top 6 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Incarnate Word landed the #1 spot on the list. UIW is a medium-sized school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 6 doctorate’s education degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of the Incarnate Word General Education Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s education degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full OSU General Education Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 34 doctorate’s education degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s education degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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.

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 6 doctorate’s education degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Arizona General Education Report

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 90 doctorate’s education degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Education at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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