by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 10,547 people earned their degree in secondary education, making the major the 84th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,254 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 315 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 40 colleges that offered a degree in secondary education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in secondary education.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree secondary teaching students.
Out of the 40 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rose State College landed the #1 spot on the list. RSC is a public institution located in Midwest City, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Texas College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region. McAllen, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s secondary teaching degrees to 73 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Arizona College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region. Thatcher, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s secondary teaching degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Collin County Community College District. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in McKinney, Texas, and it awarded 61 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Collin County Community College District
Northeast Lakeview College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Northeast Lakeview College is a medium-sized public school situated in Universal City, Texas. It awarded 9 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
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Rogers State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Claremore, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s secondary teaching degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Rogers State University
Odessa College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Odessa, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Western Texas College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Western Texas College is located in Snyder, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
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Brazosport College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Brazosport College is a small school located in Lake Jackson, Texas that handed out 6 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Navarro College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. Navarro College is located in Corsicana, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Amarillo College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Amarillo College is a medium-sized school located in Amarillo, Texas that handed out 8 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, College of the Mainland did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Texas City, Texas, and it awarded 5 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Blinn College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Brenham, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s secondary teaching degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Arizona Western College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. AWC is a public institution located in Yuma, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at Arizona Western College
Temple College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Temple College is located in Temple, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
El Centro College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. El Centro College is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 associates’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Secondary Education at El Centro College
Tarrant County College District landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarrant County College District is a large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 15 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Austin Community College District ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 10 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at Austin Community College District
San Juan College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SJC is located in Farmington, New Mexico and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
North Central Texas College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Gainesville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s secondary teaching degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Secondary Education at North Central Texas College
Glendale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. This fairly large school is located in Glendale, Arizona, and it awarded 4 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at Glendale Community College
Alvin Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Alvin is located in Alvin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Mesa Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. Mesa, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s secondary teaching degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at Mesa Community College
San Jacinto Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Pasadena, Texas, and it awarded 1 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
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