2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Development & Methodology in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Teacher Development & Methodology is the 167th most popular major in the country with 5,386 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 142 teacher development and methodology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 46 teacher development and methodology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teacher development and methodology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great teacher development and methodology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the teacher development and methodology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree teacher development & methodology students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Development & Methodology in the Southwest Region

#1

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$19,489 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 6 masters’s teacher development and methodology degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Teacher Development & Methodology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Arizona University are $19,489, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Teacher Development & Methodology at NAU

#2

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Norman, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$23,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 38 masters’s teacher development and methodology degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Teacher Development & Methodology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Oklahoma Teacher Development & Methodology Report

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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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