2021 Highest Paid Education Graduates in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Education School for You
In 2018-2019, 88,927 education students received their bachelor's degree, making the major the #10 most popular in the country. Out of all those awarded degrees, 6,377 went to undergraduates in the Southwest region of the United States.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Highest Paid Education Graduates ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
For this year's Highest Paid Education Graduates in the Southwest Region ranking, we looked at 42 colleges that offer a bachelor's in education.
In this ranking, we use early career salaries - salaries 10 years from when a student started college. This is the salary typically earned 4-6 years after graduation, but may be different depending on how long a person takes to complete their degree.
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Comparing Average Salaries of Education Majors
The average education major who graduates from a school in the Southwest Region earns about $35,710 per year during the early years of their career. That's not so great, since it is 10% less than the national average salary of a typical bachelor's degree holder. However, graduates from the schools in this list may make more.
The national average salary for education bachelor's degree holders is $34,031. That's pretty close to the average for students who get their degree from a school in the Southwest Region .
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2021 Highest Paid Education Grads in the Southwest Region
Below you'll see a list of the colleges and universities that produce the highest paid education majors.
Top 10 Best Schools for Highly Paid Education Graduates in the Southwest Region
Southern Methodist University earned the #1 spot in our 2021 rankings. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.
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Texas Christian University earned the #1 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Houston Baptist University. Located in the large city of Houston, HBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Our rankings recognize Dallas Baptist University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. DBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Dallas.
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Baylor University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Texas Lutheran University. TLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Seguin.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to St. Mary's University. St. Mary's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.
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Abilene Christian University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings for highest paid education school. Abilene Christian is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Abilene.
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Concordia University - Texas comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Concordia University - Texas is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakeway.
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East Texas Baptist University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings for highest paid education school. Located in the distant town of Marshall, East Texas Baptist University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 33 | 3,050 |
| Texas | 33 | 1,415 |
| Oklahoma | 33 | 1,293 |
| New Mexico | 30 | 611 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Education
Education Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 3,832 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 1,256 |
| Special Education | 816 |
| Other Education | 149 |
| General Education | 124 |
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Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 11,066 |
| Psychology | 11,030 |
| Communication & Journalism | 10,312 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 3,233 |
| History | 2,588 |
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Notes and References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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