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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
With 110,226 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, teacher education grade specific is the 6th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, teacher education grade specific graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,970 and had an average of $24,228 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 13,720 teacher education grade specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,281 and $20,141 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3,838 teacher education grade specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 51 colleges that offered a degree in teacher education grade specific. That schools that top this list have a program in teacher education grade specific 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 Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 51 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Oklahoma State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Durant, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school awarded 144 degrees to qualified masters’s grade specific ed students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 51 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed 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 large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 2,329 masters’s grade specific ed 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%.
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Out of the 51 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, International Baptist College and Seminary landed the #3 spot on the list. Chandler, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s grade specific ed degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Alva, Oklahoma, and it awarded 23 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sherman, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Western New Mexico University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Silver City, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s grade specific ed degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
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Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SWOSU is a public institution located in Weatherford, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Prescott College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Prescot College is a small school located in Prescott, Arizona that handed out 9 masters’s grade specific ed 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
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Trinity University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Trinity University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 21 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 500 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Houston - Victoria did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Victoria, Texas, this small public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s grade specific ed students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, Lubbock Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 5 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 83 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Oklahoma City University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. OCU is a small school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 9 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Stephen F Austin State University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s grade specific ed degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
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Northern Arizona University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 75 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 51 masters’s grade specific ed degrees to qualified students.
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Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 72 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 152 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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University of Central Oklahoma came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s grade specific ed degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is a public institution located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Commerce, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s grade specific ed degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
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Dallas Baptist University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 6 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is located in Waxahachie, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s grade specific ed degrees to qualified students.
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Texas A&M University - San Antonio landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s grade specific ed degrees to qualified students.
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