by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 9,949 people earned their degree in teacher education, making the major the 97th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,792 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 52 colleges that offer a degree in teacher education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their teacher education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region teacher education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Huston - Tillotson University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Huston - Tillotson University is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 20 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 52 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s teacher education degrees to 317 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. San Jacinto College is located in Pasadena, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 335 ’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Paso Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 177 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 52 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar State College - Orange landed the #5 spot on the list. Lamar State College - Orange is a small school located in Orange, Texas that handed out 24 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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North American University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Stafford, Texas, and it awarded 9 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. OSU Institute of Technology is a small school located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma that handed out 17 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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San Antonio College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 97 degrees to qualified ’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, South Plains College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. South Plains College is a medium-sized public school situated in Levelland, Texas. It awarded 37 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Lee College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Baytown, Texas, and it awarded 75 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Western New Mexico University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Western New Mexico University is a small school located in Silver City, New Mexico that handed out 15 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 183 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Angelina College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Lufkin, Texas, and it awarded 17 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Midland College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Midland College is located in Midland, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Mary Hardin - Baylor is located in Belton, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
St Philip’s College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s teacher education degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
McLennan Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. MCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 30 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Ranger College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Ranger College is located in Ranger, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
Houston Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston Community College is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 93 ’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
Sul Ross State University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Alpine, Texas, this small public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified ’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
Northeast Texas Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Northeast Texas Community College is a small school located in Mount Pleasant, Texas that handed out 7 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Vernon College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Vernon, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s teacher education degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Central New Mexico Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Central New Mexico Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 76 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Trinity University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified ’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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