by our College Data Analytics Team
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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.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 40 colleges that offer a degree in secondary education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular secondary education programs in the United States.
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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 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, South Texas College landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in McAllen, Texas, and it awarded 73 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 40 schools in the Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Collin County Community College District landed the #2 spot on the 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
Out of the 40 schools in the Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, El Centro College landed the #3 spot on the list. El Centro College is a large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 28 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 40 schools in the Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Rose State College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Midwest City, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified associates’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarrant County College District. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s secondary teaching degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Tarrant County College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Odessa College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate. Odessa College is a public institution located in Odessa, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Blinn College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Blinn College is located in Brenham, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Austin Community College District landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 10 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Austin Community College District
Northeast Lakeview College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate 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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Navarro College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Navarro College is a public institution located in Corsicana, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Amarillo College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized school located in Amarillo, Texas that handed out 8 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern Arizona College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. Eastern Arizona College is a small school located in Thatcher, Arizona that handed out 8 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Eastern Arizona College
Rogers State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Rogers State University is a public institution located in Claremore, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s 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%.
Brazosport College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. Lake Jackson, Texas 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.
With a ranking of #16, Arizona Western College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. AWC is a medium-sized school located in Yuma, Arizona that handed out 5 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, College of the Mainland did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. COM is a small school located in Texas City, Texas that handed out 5 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Glendale Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Glendale Community College is a fairly large school located in Glendale, Arizona that handed out 4 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at Glendale Community College
North Central Texas College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. NCTC is a medium-sized public school situated in Gainesville, Texas. It awarded 2 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Secondary Education at North Central Texas College
Mesa Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #19. Mesa Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Mesa, Arizona. It awarded 2 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Mesa Community College
Temple College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Temple College is a small school located in Temple, Texas that handed out 2 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, San Juan College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Located in Farmington, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Western Texas College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Western Texas College is a small public school situated in Snyder, Texas. It awarded 2 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at Western Texas College
San Jacinto Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #24. San Jacinto College is a public institution located in Pasadena, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Alvin Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #24. Alvin Community College is a small school located in Alvin, Texas that handed out 1 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
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