2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in the Southwest Region
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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Elementary Education is the 17th most popular major in the country with 42,862 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southwest region, there were 4,579 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,384 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,505 and $37,295 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 24 colleges that offered a degree in elementary education. That schools that top this list have a program in elementary education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree elementary teaching students.
Top 24 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public institution located in Durant, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 95 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Education at Southeastern Oklahoma State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 849 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary teaching 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%.
Full Grand Canyon University Elementary Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 7 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.
Full Trinity U Elementary Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lubbock Christian University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. LCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at LCU
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 167 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Phoenix - Arizona Elementary Education Report
Western New Mexico University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Western New Mexico University is a small public school situated in Silver City, New Mexico. It awarded 4 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Education at Western New Mexico University
Stephen F Austin State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 27 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Education at Stephen F Austin State University
Prescott College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Prescott College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Prescott, Arizona. It awarded 2 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Prescott College
With a ranking of #9, Texas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 53 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Education at Texas State
With a ranking of #10, Dallas Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 17 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Dallas Baptist University Elementary Education Report
Northern Arizona University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Northern Arizona University is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 56 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Read more about Elementary Education at NAU
With a ranking of #12, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. UNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 27 masters’s elementary teaching degrees 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 Elementary Education Report
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 83 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 ASU - Tempe Elementary Education Report
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Education at Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Southwestern Assemblies of God University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is located in Waxahachie, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 12 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Southwestern Assemblies of God University Elementary Education Report
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 10 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at The University of Texas at San Antonio
University of St. Thomas came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Education at University of St. Thomas
Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 33 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 SWOSU Elementary Education Report
University of Central Oklahoma ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 1 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Education at University of Central Oklahoma
University of the Incarnate Word came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UIW is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 20 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of the Incarnate Word Elementary Education Report
Wayland Baptist University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. Wayland Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Plainview, Texas. It awarded 15 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Elementary Education at Wayland Baptist University
LeTourneau University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. LETU is located in Longview, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
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 full report on Elementary Education at LeTourneau University
Northwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Northwestern Oklahoma State University is a small school located in Alva, Oklahoma that handed out 11 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Education at NWOSU
Texas Woman’s University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 0 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Read more about Elementary Education at Texas Woman’s University
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- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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