by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Teacher Education is the 97th most popular major in the country with 9,949 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,792 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 550 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in teacher education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in teacher education.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree teacher education students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Huston - Tillotson University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Teacher Education at Huston - Tillotson University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region. Sam Houston State University is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 317 bachelors’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North American University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Stafford, Texas, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Read full report on Teacher Education at North American University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 183 bachelors’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mary Hardin - Baylor landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Belton, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Sul Ross State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Sul Ross State University is a small school located in Alpine, Texas that handed out 6 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Oklahoma Christian University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 0 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Tarleton State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 0 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
University of the Southwest did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. USW is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hobbs, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Wayland Baptist University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Plainview, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Teacher Education at Wayland Baptist University
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