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2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
142 Degrees Awarded
$14,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Teacher Education is the 110th most popular major in the country with 8,205 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,188 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 142 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in teacher education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teacher education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the teacher education 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 Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Trinity University

San Antonio, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity University landed the #1 spot on the list. Trinity University is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Trinity U, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Trinity U are $23,597.

Full Trinity U Teacher Education Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Odessa, Texas, and it awarded 5 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Permian Basin also made our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Permian Basin are $6,900, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Teacher Education at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

#3

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Tarleton is a public institution located in Stephenville, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 81 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tarleton, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tarleton State University are $15,485, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Tarleton Teacher Education Report

#4

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school awarded 37 degrees to qualified masters’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Teacher Education at Grand Canyon University

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American InterContinental University - Online. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. American InterContinental University - Online is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Schaumburg, Illinois. It awarded 5 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

AIU Online did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at AIU Online are $12,846, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full AIU Online Teacher Education Report

#3 in overall quality

Southwestern Assemblies of God University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waxahachie, Texas. It awarded 3 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree teacher education students whose families make $0-$30k list, Southwestern Assemblies of God University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southwestern Assemblies of God University are $11,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Southwestern Assemblies of God University Teacher Education Report

University of the Incarnate Word landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UIW is a medium-sized school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

UIW also took the #0 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIW are $19,242, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of the Incarnate Word Teacher Education 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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