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2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
895 Degrees Awarded
$5,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 8,205 people earned their degree in teacher education, making the major the 110th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,188 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 895 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teacher education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great teacher education programs and cost less that 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 an Associate in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarrant County College District. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. Tarrant County College District is a public institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree teacher education students list, Tarrant County College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tarrant County College is $5,434 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Teacher Education students.

Read more about Teacher Education at Tarrant County College

#2

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Central New Mexico Community College is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 51 associates’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree teacher education students list, CNM has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $3,429 for southwest region associate degree teacher education students per year to attend CNM.

Full CNM Teacher Education Report

#3

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, El Paso Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. El Paso Community College is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 164 associates’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.

El Paso Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Teacher Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $4,594 for southwest region associate degree teacher education students per year to attend El Paso Community College.

Full El Paso Community College Teacher Education Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. San Jacinto College is a large public school situated in Pasadena, Texas. It awarded 254 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree teacher education students list, San Jacinto College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto Community College is $8,692 for southwest region associate degree teacher education students.

Read full report on Teacher Education at San Jacinto College

#6 in overall quality

Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Okmulgee, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s teacher education degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree teacher education students list, OSU Institute of Technology has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OSU Institute of Technology is $6,500 for southwest region associate degree teacher education students.

Read full report on Teacher Education at OSU Institute of Technology

#8 in overall quality

McLennan Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Waco, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified associates’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.

MCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Teacher Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend MCC is $6,752 for southwest region associate degree teacher education students.

Full McLennan Community College Teacher Education Report

#8

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#3 in overall quality

San Antonio College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. San Antonio College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 86 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree teacher education students list, San Antonio College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,882 for southwest region associate degree teacher education students per year to attend San Antonio College.

Read full report on Teacher Education at San Antonio College

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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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