by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Secondary Education is the 84th most popular major in the country with 10,547 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,254 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 80 colleges that offer a degree in secondary education. That schools that top this list have a program in secondary education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona Christian University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region. Arizona Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Arizona Christian University Secondary Education Report
Out of the 80 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, International Baptist College and Seminary landed the #2 spot on the list. Chandler, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s secondary teaching degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 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 4.3% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public institution located in Durant, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 89 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southeastern Oklahoma State University Secondary Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s secondary teaching degrees to 912 students 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%.
Read more about Secondary Education at Grand Canyon University
Out of the 80 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Prescott College landed the #5 spot on the list. Prescot College is a small school located in Prescott, Arizona that handed out 12 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a public institution located in Weatherford, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 39 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Austin College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Austin College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sherman, Texas. It awarded 9 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Lubbock Christian University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. LCU is a small school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 7 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
University of the Southwest did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Hobbs, New Mexico, and it awarded 6 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at University of the Southwest
With a ranking of #10, Rose State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Midwest City, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified ’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Dallas Christian College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s secondary teaching students 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.
With a ranking of #13, Western New Mexico University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. Western New Mexico University is a public institution located in Silver City, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western New Mexico University Secondary Education Report
South Texas College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. South Texas College is a large public school situated in McAllen, Texas. It awarded 73 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 287 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
Eastern Arizona College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Eastern Arizona College is a public institution located in Thatcher, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Collin County Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. Collin County Community College District is a large school located in McKinney, Texas that handed out 61 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Collin County Community College District Secondary Education Report
With a ranking of #18, Northeast Lakeview College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. Northeast Lakeview College is a medium-sized public school situated in Universal City, Texas. It awarded 9 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at Northeast Lakeview College
University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 60 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Secondary Education at University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Rogers State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Rogers State University is a public institution located in Claremore, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Odessa College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. Odessa College is a public institution located in Odessa, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Trinity University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Trinity U is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Western Texas College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Western Texas College is a small school located in Snyder, Texas that handed out 2 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at Western Texas College
With a ranking of #24, Brazosport College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. Brazosport College is a small school located in Lake Jackson, Texas that handed out 6 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s secondary teaching degrees to 205 students in 2020-2021.
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