2022 Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality kindergarten/preschool education and teaching programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the kindergarten/preschool education and teaching program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Colleges for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

New Mexico Highlands University

Las Vegas, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$9,661 Average Net Price

$40,417 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico Highlands University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 28 degrees to qualified ’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students in 2019-2020.

New Mexico Highlands University also made our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico Highlands University is $9,661 for southwest region kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students with aid.

Full New Mexico Highlands University Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Report

#2

Rio Salado College

Tempe, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$9,320 Average Net Price

$35,367 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rio Salado College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Rio Salado College is a fairly large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 17 ’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Rio Salado College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Rio Salado College is $9,320 for southwest region kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students with aid.

Read more about Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching at Rio Salado College

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$15,016 Average Net Price

$44,160 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 26 ’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students with aid list, University of Arizona has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,016 for southwest region kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students with aid per year to attend University of Arizona.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching at University of Arizona

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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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