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2025 Best History Education Schools in the Southwest Region

10 Colleges in the Southwest Region
190 History Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
A degree in history education is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #470 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best History Education Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 190 degrees in history education to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great History Education School

Best History Education Schools in the Southwest Region Your choice of history education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall History Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your History Education Degree Level

Associate Degrees in History Teacher Education
Bachelor's Degrees in History Teacher Education
Master's Degrees in History Teacher Education

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 Best History Education Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for History Education in the Southwest Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the history teacher education degree levels they offer.

10 Top Southwest Region Schools in History Teacher Education

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AZ
32 History Teacher Education Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in history education needs to look into Northern Arizona University. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #221 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NAU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 32 history education students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in history education from Northern Arizona University

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ
123 History Teacher Education Degrees Awarded

Grand Canyon University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in history education. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #144 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Grand Canyon University is a great university overall.

There were about 123 history education students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in history education from Grand Canyon University

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Bachelors Degree Type
BA in History Program Name

Gain a rich foundation of knowledge ranging from early history to modern times with this online bachelor's degree in history from Southern New Hampshire University.

More information about a degree in BA in History from Southern New Hampshire University

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OK

University of Central Oklahoma is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in history education. UCO is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Edmond. A Best Colleges rank of #999 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCO is a great university overall.

There were about 7 history education students who graduated with this degree at UCO in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in history education from University of Central Oklahoma

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Texas Lutheran University is a good option for students interested in a degree in history education. TLU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Seguin. This university ranks 94th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.More information about a degree in history education from Texas Lutheran University

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Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, OK
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In OK

OCU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Oklahoma City. A Best Colleges rank of #548 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means OCU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 1 history education students who graduated with this degree at OCU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in history education from Oklahoma City University

6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OK

Located in the remote town of Weatherford, SWOSU is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 14th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.

There were roughly 5 history education students who graduated with this degree at SWOSU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in history education from Southwestern Oklahoma State University

7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX

Located in the midsize suburb of Belton, UMHB is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 86th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 8 history education students who graduated with this degree at UMHB in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in history education from University of Mary Hardin - Baylor

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Masters Degree Type
MA in History Program Name

The online Master of Arts in History degree program can deepen your understanding of how history is made.

More information about a degree in MA in History from Southern New Hampshire University

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In TX
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Abilene, Hardin - Simmons is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 105th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 3 history education students who graduated with this degree at Hardin - Simmons in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in history education from Hardin - Simmons University

9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TX

Located in the remote town of Brownwood, Howard Payne is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 2029th out of 2,152 schools for overall quality nationwide.

There were about 1 history education students who graduated with this degree at Howard Payne in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in history education from Howard Payne University

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Odessa College
Odessa, TX

Located in the midsize city of Odessa, Odessa College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1368 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Odessa College is a great college overall.More information about a degree in history education from Odessa College

Best History Education Colleges by State

Explore the best history education colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 905 25
Arizona 670 124
Oklahoma 565 16

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History Education is one of 37 different types of Teacher Education Subject Specific programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Reading Teacher Education 741
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 402
Music Education 389
English & Language Arts Education 275
Health Education 149
Biology Education 144
Agricultural Teacher Education 134
Mathematics Education 131
Art Education 120
Social Science Teacher Education 99

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