2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Mathematics Education is the 218th most popular major in the country with 3,109 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 123 mathematics education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 49 mathematics education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in mathematics education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mathematics education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the mathematics education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree math teacher education students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics Education in the Southwest Region

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$11,436 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 22 masters’s math teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Mathematics Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mathematics Education at Grand Canyon University

#2

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

#3 in overall quality

$10,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and it awarded 6 masters’s math teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NSU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Mathematics Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NSU are $10,600.

Full NSU Mathematics Education Report

#3

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$19,489 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. NAU is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 14 masters’s math teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mathematics Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NAU are $19,489.

Read full report on Mathematics Education at Northern Arizona University

#4

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$14,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. This fairly large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 5 masters’s math teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Mathematics Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962.

Full TWU Mathematics Education Report

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Notes and References

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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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