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2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

10 Ranked Colleges
153 Degrees Awarded
$17,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master's in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 40,622 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States.

Across Texas, there were 642 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 153 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in elementary education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great elementary education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the elementary education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $0-$30k) in Texas

#1

Trinity University

San Antonio, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Trinity U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Trinity U are $23,597.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Trinity U

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k. The University of Texas at San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Elementary Education at UTSA

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k. Stephen F Austin State University is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFASU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SFASU are $15,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Elementary Education at Stephen F Austin State University

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 75 students in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040.

Read more about Elementary Education at Texas State University

#5

University of St. Thomas

Houston, Texas

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St. Thomas landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k list, UST has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UST are $21,634, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Elementary Education at UST

#8 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $15,683.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Texas A&M Corpus Christi

#6 in overall quality

Southwestern Assemblies of God University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Waxahachie, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southwestern Assemblies of God University are $11,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Southwestern Assemblies of God University Elementary Education Report

#5 in overall quality

University of the Incarnate Word did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. This medium-sized school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 3 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIW, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Incarnate Word are $19,242, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Elementary Education at UIW

#4 in overall quality

Lubbock Christian University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LCU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at LCU are $8,730.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Lubbock Christian University

#10

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, Texas
#9 in overall quality

Wayland Baptist University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Plainview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayland Baptist University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayland Baptist University are $14,710, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Elementary Education at Wayland Baptist University

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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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