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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 3,517 people earned their degree in junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching, making the major the 197th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 225 junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 25 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. Howard College is located in Big Spring, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 ’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Navarro College landed the #2 spot on the list. Corsicana, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 25 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hill College landed the #3 spot on the list. Hillsboro, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grayson College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. Grayson College is a public institution located in Denison, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 39 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lubbock Christian University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in the Southwest Region. LCU is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees to qualified students.
Panola College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Panola College is located in Carthage, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees to qualified students.
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Wayland Baptist University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Plainview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s 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.
Full Wayland Baptist University Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Report
College of the Mainland landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. College of the Mainland is a small public school situated in Texas City, Texas. It awarded 6 ’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Howard Payne University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. Howard Payne is a small school located in Brownwood, Texas that handed out 1 ’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Howard Payne University Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Report
With a ranking of #11, McMurry University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. McMurry University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 1 ’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full McMurry University Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Report
Western Texas College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Western Texas College is a small school located in Snyder, Texas that handed out 1 ’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #13, Austin College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Sherman, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified ’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching students in 2020-2021.
Full Austin College Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Report
Schreiner University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Kerrville, Texas, and it awarded 1 ’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Schreiner University Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Report
The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 22 ’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and 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%.
Abilene Christian University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Abilene Christian is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 3 ’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Abilene Christian University Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Report
With a ranking of #17, North Central Texas College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Gainesville, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified ’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching students in 2020-2021.
Austin Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees to qualified students.
South Texas College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees to qualified students.
Vernon College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. Vernon, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Collin County Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. Collin County Community College District is located in McKinney, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees to qualified students.
Amarillo College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. Amarillo College is a medium-sized school located in Amarillo, Texas that handed out 1 ’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Amarillo College Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Report
Trinity University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. Trinity U is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
LeTourneau University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Longview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full LETU Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Report
Jarvis Christian College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. The Bulldogs is a small school located in Hawkins, Texas that handed out 0 ’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
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