by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 29 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Elementary Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,644 bachelor's degrees in elementary education during the 2022-2023 academic year.
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Your choice of elementary education for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality elementary teaching program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for elementary education students working on their bachelor's degree.
The elementary teaching 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 Elementary Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in elementary education.
Northern Arizona University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in elementary education. NAU is a very large public university located in the small city of Flagstaff.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from Northern Arizona University
Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in elementary education needs to check out Arizona State University - Tempe. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from Arizona State University - Tempe
It is difficult to beat Grand Canyon University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in elementary education. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the city of Phoenix.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from Grand Canyon University
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a good choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in elementary education. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
University of Oklahoma is a very large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Tucson.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from University of Arizona
Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Located in the city of Phoenix, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from University of Phoenix - Arizona
Western New Mexico University is a small public university located in the town of Silver City.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from Western New Mexico University
Located in the suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from University of Central Oklahoma
Explore the best elementary education colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 572 | 432 |
| Oklahoma | 377 | 466 |
| Arizona | 356 | 1,781 |
| New Mexico | 202 | 185 |
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