If you plan on majoring in social studies education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #291 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for social studies education students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 58 degrees in social studies education annually.
The social studies teacher education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social Studies Education rankings. For our Best Overall Social Studies Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The social studies teacher education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Social Studies Education Schools in the Southwest Region.
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Best Schools for Social Studies Education in the Southwest Region
The schools below may not offer all types of social studies teacher education degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Southwest Region Schools in Social Studies Teacher Education
Any student who is interested in social studies education needs to look into Baylor University. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #150 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.
There were approximately 2 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in social studies education has to take a look at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Norman. A Best Colleges rank of #191 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Oklahoma is a great university overall.
There were approximately 18 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in social studies education needs to check out Texas Christian University. TCU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Fort Worth. A Best Colleges rank of #112 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.
There were about 3 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent year we have data available.
Northeastern State University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in social studies education. NSU is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Tahlequah. This university ranks 18th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were roughly 3 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at NSU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Seguin, TLU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 94th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 3 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at TLU in the most recent data year.
Abilene Christian is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Abilene. A Best Colleges rank of #1345 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Abilene Christian is a great university overall.
There were approximately 4 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Abilene Christian in the most recent data year.
Hardin - Simmons is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Abilene. This university ranks 105th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 2 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Hardin - Simmons in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
The social studies teacher education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social Studies Education rankings. For our Best Overall Social Studies Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
