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2025 Best Education Schools in Texas

32 Colleges in Texas
18,277 Education Degrees Awarded
$53,180 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in education is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #4 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 32 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Education Schools in Texas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 18,277 degrees in education annually.

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Choosing a Great Education School

Best Education Schools in Texas Your choice of education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Education Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Education
Bachelor's Degrees in Education
Master's Degrees in Education
Doctor's Degrees in Education

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 Education Schools in Texas list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Education in Texas

The schools below may not offer all types of education degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Texas Schools in Education

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
284 Education Degrees Awarded
$52,003 Median Starting Salary

Baylor University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in education. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #150 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.

There were roughly 284 education students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the education program make an average of $52,003 for their early career.

More information about a degree in education from Baylor University

2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
46th Most Popular In TX
102 Education Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in education has to check out Houston Community College. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #474 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Houston Community College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 102 education students who graduated with this degree at Houston Community College in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,124 Education Degrees Awarded
$62,471 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat The University of Texas at Arlington if you want to pursue a degree in education. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #304 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Arlington is a great university overall.

There were about 1124 education students who graduated with this degree at UT Arlington in the most recent data year. Education degree recipients from The University of Texas at Arlington earn a boost of around $9,291 above the typical income of education majors.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
320 Education Degrees Awarded
$16,902 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in education has to look into South Texas College. South Texas College is a fairly large public college located in the midsize city of McAllen. A Best Colleges rank of #485 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means South Texas College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 320 education students who graduated with this degree at South Texas College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the education program earn an average of $16,902 in the first couple years of their career.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
36th Most Popular In TX
144 Education Degrees Awarded

Collin County Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of McKinney. A Best Colleges rank of #386 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Collin County Community College District is a great college overall.

There were roughly 144 education students who graduated with this degree at Collin County Community College District in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
200 Education Degrees Awarded
$58,924 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #112 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.

There were about 200 education students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent year we have data available. Those education students who get their degree from Texas Christian University earn $5,745 more than the average education grad.

More information about a degree in education from Texas Christian University

7
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
108 Education Degrees Awarded
$24,507 Median Starting Salary

Tarrant County College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Fort Worth. A Best Colleges rank of #272 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Tarrant County College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 108 education students who graduated with this degree at Tarrant County College in the most recent data year. After graduating, education degree recipients usually make about $24,507 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a degree in education from Tarrant County College District

8
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
297 Education Degrees Awarded
$19,581 Median Starting Salary

San Jacinto College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Pasadena. A Best Colleges rank of #913 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means San Jacinto College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 297 education students who graduated with this degree at San Jacinto College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the education program report average early career earnings of $19,581.

More information about a degree in education from San Jacinto Community College

9
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
97 Education Degrees Awarded
$46,430 Median Starting Salary

Austin Community College District is a very large public college located in the large city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #506 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Austin Community College District is a great college overall.

There were about 97 education students who graduated with this degree at Austin Community College District in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the education program earn around $46,430 in their early career salary.

More information about a degree in education from Austin Community College District

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El Centro College
Dallas, TX
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
296 Education Degrees Awarded
$25,385 Median Starting Salary

El Centro College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Dallas. A Best Colleges rank of #281 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means El Centro College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 296 education students who graduated with this degree at El Centro College in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, education degree recipients generally earn about $25,385 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a degree in education from El Centro College

Best Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Education Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 38 15,993
New Mexico 38 1,698
Oklahoma 38 3,041

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Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 4,929
Teacher Education Grade Specific 4,817
Curriculum & Instruction 2,177
General Education 2,143
Special Education 1,355
Teacher Education Subject Specific 846
Student Counseling 831
Instructional Media Design 703
Multilingual Education 155
Other Education 145

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