by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Texas” 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 Texas, there were 1,606 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 Texas” ranking, we looked at 43 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Texas” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for texas 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 Texas list. Huston - Tillotson University is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 ’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
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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 Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Texas. SHSU is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 317 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jacinto Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Texas. San Jacinto College is a public institution located in Pasadena, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 335 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend El Paso Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Texas. El Paso Community College is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 177 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar State College - Orange. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Texas list. Lamar State College - Orange is a small school located in Orange, Texas that handed out 24 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
North American University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Texas ranking. North American University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stafford, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 ’s 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.
San Antonio College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #7. San Antonio College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 97 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
South Plains College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Texas ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Levelland, Texas, and it awarded 37 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Lee College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Texas list. This medium-sized school is located in Baytown, Texas, and it awarded 75 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Texas ranking. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 183 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Angelina College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Texas ranking. AC is a small school located in Lufkin, Texas that handed out 17 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Midland College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Texas ranking. Midland College is a medium-sized public school situated in Midland, Texas. It awarded 15 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Texas ranking. Located in Belton, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified ’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Mary Hardin - Baylor Teacher Education Report
St Philip’s College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Texas list. St Philip’s College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 ’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
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McLennan Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Texas ranking. McLennan Community College is a medium-sized school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 30 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Ranger College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Texas list. 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.
With a ranking of #17, Houston Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Texas list. Houston Community College is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 93 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Sul Ross State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Texas ranking. Located in Alpine, Texas, this small public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified ’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
Northeast Texas Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #19. Northeast Texas Community College is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Vernon College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Texas list. Vernon Regional Junior College is a small school located in Vernon, Texas that handed out 6 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #22, Trinity University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Texas list. Trinity University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 6 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #23, Blinn College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Texas list. Blinn College is a public institution located in Brenham, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Odessa College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Texas list. Odessa College is located in Odessa, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #25, Palo Alto College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Texas list. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 7 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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