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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
142 Degrees Awarded
$13,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the teacher education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in the Southwest Region

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #1 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Canyon University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Teacher Education at Grand Canyon University

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Assemblies of God University landed the #2 spot on the 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.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University also made our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southwestern Assemblies of God University are $11,670.

Full Southwestern Assemblies of God University Teacher Education Report

#3

Trinity University

San Antonio, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. 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.

Trinity U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Trinity U are $23,597, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Trinity U Teacher Education Report

#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 81 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarleton also made our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tarleton State University are $15,485, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Teacher Education at Tarleton

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Odessa, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Permian Basin, the school also landed the #5 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 UT Permian Basin are $6,900.

Full The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Teacher Education Report

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, American InterContinental University - Online did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. AIU 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 also took the #6 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 AIU Online are $12,846.

Read more about Teacher Education at American InterContinental University - Online

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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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