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2023 Most Focused Colleges for Other Education in the Southwest Region

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Schools Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Southwest Region

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 Other Education Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Education is the 142nd most popular major in the country with 4,887 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , other education graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $47,151 and had an average of $29,948 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 370 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,939 and $21,900 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in other education. That schools that top this list have a program in other education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region other education students.

Top 11 Most Focused Colleges for Other Education in the Southwest Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 130 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

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Prescott College
Prescott, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Prescott College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Prescott, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s other education degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s other education degrees to 163 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Other Education at Arizona State University - Skysong

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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 27 ’s other education degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Other Education at ASU - Tempe

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Southwest Region. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Sam Houston State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Southwest Region list. SHSU is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

With a ranking of #7, Texas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.

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%.

Full Texas State University Other Education Report

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With a ranking of #8, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s other education degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Other Education Report

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With a ranking of #9, Saint Edward’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Southwest Region list. St. Edward’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 0 ’s other education degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Education at Saint Edward’s University

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Mohave Community College
Kingman, Arizona

Mohave Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Kingman, Arizona, and it awarded 0 ’s other education degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.

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Ottawa University - Phoenix ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified ’s other education students in 2021-2022.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Ottawa University - Phoenix Other Education Report

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