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2021 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

23 Colleges
1,151 Bachelor's Degrees
$26,515 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

This year's Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking looked at 23 colleges that offer a bachelor's in subject specific ed. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teacher education subject specific programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the teacher education subject specific program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Northern Arizona University has taken the #1 spot in this year's teacher education subject specific ranking for non-traditional students. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Flagstaff. NAU also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in the Southwest Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 9,603 students at NAU that take at least one class online. About 6,368 of the students at NAU are attending part time.

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Baylor University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best teacher education subject specific schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in the Southwest Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at Baylor is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 9,716 students at Baylor that take at least one class online. 2,125 of Baylor students are attending part time.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population. OSU also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in the Southwest Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at OSU is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 10,181 students at OSU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,006 part time students in attendance at OSU.

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University of Central Oklahoma landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best teacher education subject specific schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public school with a large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. Approximately 5,223 students take at least one class online at UCO. 4,113 of UCO students are attending part time.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Northeastern State University. NSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Tahlequah.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 2,922 students at NSU that take at least one class online. About 2,577 of the students at NSU are attending part time.

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Grand Canyon University. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

The student loan default rate at Grand Canyon University is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. 79,865 students at Grand Canyon University are exclusively online. 80,777 of Grand Canyon University students are attending part time.

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Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best teacher education subject specific schools for non-traditional students. SWOSU is a small public school located in the town of Weatherford.

About 2.4% of SWOSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,912 students at SWOSU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,114 part time students in attendance at SWOSU.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a fairly large student population. UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in the Southwest Region list.

The student loan default rate at UNM is lower than is typical, just 2.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,254 students take at least one class online at UNM. 7,459 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize Oklahoma Baptist University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. OBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Shawnee. As a testament to the quality of education offered at OBU, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in the Southwest Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. 48 students at OBU are exclusively online. There are roughly 152 part time students in attendance at OBU.

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Southeastern Oklahoma State University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Durant.

The student loan default rate at Southeastern Oklahoma State University is lower than is typical, just 3.0% of students default in three years. 3,631 students at Southeastern Oklahoma State University are exclusively online. 2,565 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students teacher education subject specific colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 442
Arizona 206
Oklahoma 425
New Mexico 193

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