2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in Texas

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Texas, there were 972 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 95 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teacher education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent teacher education programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree teacher education students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in Texas

#1

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$15,485 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarleton State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. Tarleton State University 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 #3 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tarleton are $15,485.

Full Tarleton Teacher Education Report

#2

Southwestern Assemblies of God University

Waxahachie, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$11,670 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small school located in Waxahachie, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southwestern Assemblies of God University are $11,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Southwestern Assemblies of God University Teacher Education Report

#3

The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$6,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is a public institution located in Odessa, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Permian Basin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin are $6,900.

Read full report on Teacher Education at UT Permian Basin

#4

Trinity University

San Antonio, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$23,597 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Texas. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 4 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Trinity U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Trinity U are $23,597, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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