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2022 Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

12 Ranked Colleges
77 Degrees Awarded
$21,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 42,436 people earned their degree in teacher education subject specific, making the major the 23rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, teacher education subject specific graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,022 and had an average of $26,039 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 3,126 teacher education subject specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,666 and $24,335 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 77 teacher education subject specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in teacher education subject specific. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teacher education subject specific programs that also have a lower cost than 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 teacher education subject specific program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region.

Top 12 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 20 doctorate’s subject specific ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s subject specific ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #4 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s subject specific ed degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s subject specific ed degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree subject specific ed students list, UT Austin has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Sam Houston State University is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 8 doctorate’s subject specific ed degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU also made our “Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at SHSU are $15,704, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s subject specific ed degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#11 in overall quality

Texas State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s subject specific ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #11 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. UNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 6 doctorate’s subject specific ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#12 in overall quality

Texas Woman’s University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s subject specific ed students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree subject specific ed students list, TWU has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’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 Texas Woman’s University are $14,962.

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#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s subject specific ed degrees to qualified students.

University of Oklahoma also took the #8 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’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 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236.

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#11

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Texas Christian University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s subject specific ed degrees in 2019-2020.

TCU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Christian University are $32,268, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#12

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 8 doctorate’s subject specific ed degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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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