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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

10 Ranked Colleges
369 Degrees Awarded
$15,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Secondary Education is the 88th most popular major in the country with 9,530 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,854 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 369 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in secondary education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent secondary education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the secondary education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 190 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $8,921 for southwest region bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Secondary Education at ASU - Tempe

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,962 for southwest region bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus.

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

Full OSU Secondary Education Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 14 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #7 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,006 for southwest region bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend NMSU Main Campus.

Read full report on Secondary Education at NMSU Main Campus

#4

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

UNM also made our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend UNM is $14,458 for southwest region bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full UNM Secondary Education Report

#5

University of the Southwest

Hobbs, New Mexico
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Southwest. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USW, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of the Southwest is $20,213 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full University of the Southwest Secondary Education Report

#6

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

Grand Canyon University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 84 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Grand Canyon University is $18,704 for southwest region bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Secondary Education at Grand Canyon University

#7

Langston University

Langston, Oklahoma
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Langston University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Langston, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Langston University also made our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for Langston University is $10,878 for southwest region bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Secondary Education at Langston University

#3 in overall quality

Lubbock Christian University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Lubbock Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 8 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

LCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Lubbock Christian University is $23,569 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Lubbock Christian University

#9

Mid-America Christian University

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Mid-America Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. MACU is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

MACU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend MACU is $18,126 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Mid-America Christian University

#4 in overall quality

Concordia University, Texas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Lakeway, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Texas also took the #4 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Concordia University, Texas is $21,332 for southwest region bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Concordia University, Texas

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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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