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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational/Instructional Technology Major in the Southwest Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Educational/Instructional Technology Major in the Southwest Region

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Educational/Instructional Technology is the 109th most popular major in the country with 8,695 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 866 educational/instructional technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 686 educational/instructional technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational/Instructional Technology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 26 colleges that offer a degree in educational/instructional technology. That schools that top this list have a program in educational/instructional technology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational/Instructional Technology Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational/Instructional Technology Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational/Instructional Technology in the Southwest Region

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Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational/Instructional Technology Major in the Southwest Region list. Lamar University is a public institution located in Beaumont, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 147 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 Lamar University Educational/Instructional Technology Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Texarkana. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational/Instructional Technology Major in the Southwest Region. Texarkana, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s educational/instructional technology degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational/Instructional Technology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school handed out 86 degrees to qualified masters’s educational/instructional technology students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Educational/Instructional Technology Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American InterContinental University - Online. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational/Instructional Technology Major in the Southwest Region list. AIU Online is located in Schaumburg, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 masters’s educational/instructional technology degrees to qualified students.

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Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational/Instructional Technology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Central University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Ada, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s educational/instructional technology students in 2020-2021.

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University of St. Thomas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational/Instructional Technology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s educational/instructional technology students 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%.

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Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational/Instructional Technology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school handed out 85 degrees to qualified masters’s educational/instructional technology students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational/Instructional Technology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified masters’s educational/instructional technology students in 2020-2021.

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West Texas A&M University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational/Instructional Technology Major in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona

With a ranking of #10, Grand Canyon University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational/Instructional Technology Major in the Southwest Region list. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 159 masters’s educational/instructional technology 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%.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational/Instructional Technology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s educational/instructional technology students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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With a ranking of #12, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational/Instructional Technology Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 12 masters’s educational/instructional technology degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of North Texas came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational/Instructional Technology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 masters’s educational/instructional technology degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Sul Ross State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational/Instructional Technology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Sul Ross State University is a small public school situated in Alpine, Texas. It awarded 2 masters’s educational/instructional technology degrees in 2020-2021.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational/Instructional Technology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified masters’s educational/instructional technology students in 2020-2021.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full OSU Educational/Instructional Technology Report

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With a ranking of #16, Ottawa University - Phoenix did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational/Instructional Technology Major in the Southwest Region list. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 1 masters’s educational/instructional technology degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Sam Houston State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational/Instructional Technology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s educational/instructional technology students in 2020-2021.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational/Instructional Technology Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a public institution located in Kingsville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #19, University of Houston - Victoria did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational/Instructional Technology Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Victoria, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s educational/instructional technology degrees in 2020-2021.

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational/Instructional Technology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full Texas Tech Educational/Instructional Technology Report

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational/Instructional Technology Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 masters’s educational/instructional technology degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Educational/Instructional Technology at Texas A&M College Station

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Dallas Baptist University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational/Instructional Technology Major in the Southwest Region list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s educational/instructional technology degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Full DBU Educational/Instructional Technology Report

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With a ranking of #23, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational/Instructional Technology Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 5 masters’s educational/instructional technology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Educational/Instructional Technology at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational/Instructional Technology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s educational/instructional technology degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Educational/Instructional Technology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s educational/instructional technology degrees to qualified students.

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 full report on Educational/Instructional Technology at University of Arizona

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