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2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

10 Ranked Colleges
291 Degrees Awarded
$10,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,530 people earned their degree in secondary education, making the major the 88th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,854 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 291 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in secondary education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality secondary education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the secondary education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree secondary teaching students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

South Texas College

McAllen, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Texas College landed the #1 spot on the list. South Texas College is a large school located in McAllen, Texas that handed out 86 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

South Texas College also made our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend South Texas College is $4,790 for southwest region associate degree secondary teaching students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Secondary Education at South Texas College

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarrant County College District. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 24 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarrant County College also made our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $9,152 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Tarrant County College.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Tarrant County College

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #3 spot on the list. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 associates’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree secondary teaching students whose families make $75-$110k list, Austin Community College District has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $11,596 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Secondary Education at Austin Community College District

#4

San Juan College

Farmington, New Mexico
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Juan College landed the #4 spot on the list. SJC is a public institution located in Farmington, New Mexico. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SJC also made our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend San Juan College is $8,400 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Secondary Education at SJC

#6

Amarillo College

Amarillo, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Amarillo College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Amarillo, Texas, and it awarded 17 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Amarillo College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Amarillo College is $8,296 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Amarillo College

#7

Navarro College

Corsicana, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Navarro College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Corsicana, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s secondary teaching degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree secondary teaching students whose families make $75-$110k list, Navarro College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Navarro College is $16,341 for southwest region associate degree secondary teaching students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Navarro College Secondary Education Report

#6 in overall quality

San Jacinto Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Pasadena, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s secondary teaching degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

San Jacinto College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto Community College is $12,672 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Secondary Education at San Jacinto Community College

#9

Arizona Western College

Yuma, Arizona
#7 in overall quality

Arizona Western College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Arizona Western College is a medium-sized school located in Yuma, Arizona that handed out 4 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

AWC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $11,228 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend AWC.

Read more about Secondary Education at AWC

#10

Rose State College

Midwest City, Oklahoma
#10 in overall quality

Rose State College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #10. This medium-sized school is located in Midwest City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 20 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RSC, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,805 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend RSC.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Rose State College

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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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