2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching is the 318th most popular major in the country with 2,068 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 126 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 68 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent kindergarten/preschool education and teaching programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the kindergarten/preschool education and teaching program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The kindergarten/preschool education and 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 “Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

New Mexico Highlands University

Las Vegas, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$14,069 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Highlands University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Las Vegas, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students whose families make $75-$110k list, New Mexico Highlands University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico Highlands University is $14,069 for southwest region bachelor’s degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$20,200 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $20,200 for southwest region bachelor’s degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of Arizona Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching (Income $75-$110k)

Notes and References

References

• 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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