by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 110,770 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In , teacher education grade specific graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $38,190 and had an average of $24,599 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 13,421 teacher education grade specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,281 and $22,072 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 4,081 teacher education grade specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,470 and $15,074 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 111 colleges that offer a degree in teacher education grade specific. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their teacher education grade specific program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tohono O’Odham Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Sells, Arizona, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s grade specific ed students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Teacher Education Grade Specific at Tohono O’Odham Community College
Out of the 111 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Los Lunas, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s grade specific ed degrees to 6 students 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%.
Read more about Teacher Education Grade Specific at UNM Valencia
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Brownsville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Brownsville is a medium-sized school located in Brownsville, Texas that handed out 85 associates’s grade specific ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas at Brownsville Teacher Education Grade Specific Report
Out of the 111 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern New Mexico College landed the #4 spot on the list. Northern New Mexico College is a public institution located in Espanola, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Teacher Education Grade Specific at Northern New Mexico College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Odessa College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region. Odessa, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s grade specific ed degrees to 99 students in 2021-2022.
Northeast Lakeview College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Universal City, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 51 diplomas to qualified associates’s grade specific ed students in 2021-2022.
Read more about Teacher Education Grade Specific at Northeast Lakeview College
South Texas College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. South Texas College is a large school located in McAllen, Texas that handed out 320 associates’s grade specific ed degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Teacher Education Grade Specific at South Texas College
Northwest Vista College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 137 diplomas to qualified associates’s grade specific ed students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Northwest Vista College Teacher Education Grade Specific Report
Luna Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s grade specific ed students in 2021-2022.
Full Luna Community College Teacher Education Grade Specific Report
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. SIPI is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Palo Alto College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Palo Alto College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 107 associates’s grade specific ed degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Teacher Education Grade Specific at Palo Alto College
Northern Oklahoma College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 33 associates’s grade specific ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 Northern Oklahoma College Teacher Education Grade Specific Report
Dine College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Tsaile, Arizona, and it awarded 8 associates’s grade specific ed degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Teacher Education Grade Specific at Dine College
San Jacinto Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. San Jacinto Community College is a large public school situated in Pasadena, Texas. It awarded 297 associates’s grade specific ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Teacher Education Grade Specific at San Jacinto Community College
El Paso Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s grade specific ed degrees to 191 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Teacher Education Grade Specific at El Paso Community College
Eastern Arizona College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Eastern Arizona College is a small school located in Thatcher, Arizona that handed out 22 associates’s grade specific ed degrees in 2021-2022.
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With a ranking of #17, Lamar State College - Orange did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Orange, Texas, this small public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified associates’s grade specific ed students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Teacher Education Grade Specific at Lamar State College - Orange
Rogers State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Rogers State University is a small public school situated in Claremore, Oklahoma. It awarded 27 associates’s grade specific ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Navarro College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Corsicana, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s grade specific ed degrees to 49 students in 2021-2022.
Full Navarro College Teacher Education Grade Specific Report
Rose State College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Rose State College is a medium-sized school located in Midwest City, Oklahoma that handed out 33 associates’s grade specific ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College is a small school located in Miami, Oklahoma that handed out 26 associates’s grade specific ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 full report on Teacher Education Grade Specific at NEO A&M College
Howard College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Big Spring, Texas, and it awarded 14 associates’s grade specific ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Teacher Education Grade Specific at Howard County Junior College
University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus is a public institution located in Gallup, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees 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%.
Read full report on Teacher Education Grade Specific at UNM Gallup
Murray State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. Murray State College is located in Tishomingo, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 13 associates’s grade specific ed degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Teacher Education Grade Specific at Murray State College
Carl Albert State College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Carl Albert State College is a small school located in Poteau, Oklahoma that handed out 13 associates’s grade specific ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Teacher Education Grade Specific at Carl Albert State College
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