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2023 Most Focused Colleges for Other Education in the Southwest Region

11 Ranked Colleges
361 Degrees Awarded
$33,100 Avg Cost*
Schools Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Southwest Region

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Other Education is the 142nd most popular major in the country with 4,858 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,827 and had an average of $25,433 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 361 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,939 and $25,296 respectively.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their other education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Southwest Region

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

Top 11 Most Focused Colleges for Other Education in the Southwest Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 148 degrees to qualified ’s other education students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Southern Methodist University Other Education Report

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Prescott College
Prescott, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Prescott College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Prescott, Arizona, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified ’s other education students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Southwest Region. Arizona State University - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 130 ’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%.

Read full report on Other Education at Arizona State University - Skysong

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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Other 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. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 40 ’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Other Education Report

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 11 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified ’s other education 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.

Read full report on Other Education at University of Arizona

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With a ranking of #6, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 8 ’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Other Education at SHSU

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified ’s other education students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Other Education at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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Saint Edward’s University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Saint Edward’s University is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 0 ’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 Other Education at Saint Edward’s University

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Mohave Community College
Kingman, Arizona

Mohave Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Kingman, Arizona, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified ’s other education students in 2020-2021.

Full MCC Other Education Report

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Ottawa University - Phoenix did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Ottawa University - Phoenix is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s other education degrees to qualified students.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Ottawa University - Phoenix Other Education Report

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