by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Elementary Education is the 17th most popular major in the country with 43,003 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 5,099 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,584 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 24 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in elementary education. That schools that top this list have a program in elementary education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. Durant, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.
Full Southeastern Oklahoma State University Elementary Education Report
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #2 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 965 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Education at Grand Canyon University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 9 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lubbock Christian University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 4 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Lubbock Christian University
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #5 spot on the list. UOPX - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 300 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at University of Phoenix - Arizona
Western New Mexico University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Silver City, New Mexico, and it awarded 6 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Western New Mexico University
Stephen F Austin State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SFASU is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Prescott College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Prescott College is a small school located in Prescott, Arizona that handed out 2 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Texas State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 56 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Dallas Baptist University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. DBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 6 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Northern Arizona University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 42 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Northern Arizona University Elementary Education Report
University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Elementary Education Report
With a ranking of #13, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region 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 7 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Southwestern Assemblies of God University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small school located in Waxahachie, Texas that handed out 1 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southwestern Assemblies of God University Elementary Education Report
The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UTSA is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 10 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, University of St. Thomas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. UST is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 1 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Full University of Central Oklahoma Elementary Education Report
University of the Incarnate Word landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UIW is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 21 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #20, Wayland Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Plainview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
LeTourneau University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. LETU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Longview, Texas. It awarded 33 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Northwestern Oklahoma State University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Alva, Oklahoma, and it awarded 15 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Texas Woman’s University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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