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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

10 Ranked Colleges
291 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 associate degree level specifically, there were 291 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in secondary education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great secondary education programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

South Texas College

McAllen, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Texas College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. South Texas College is a large school located in McAllen, Texas that handed out 86 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

South Texas College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $2,962 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend South Texas College.

Read more about Secondary Education at South Texas College

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarrant County College District landed the #2 spot on the list. Tarrant County College District is a large public school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 24 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree secondary teaching students whose families make $48-$75k list, Tarrant County College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tarrant County College is $7,048 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Tarrant County College Secondary Education Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 associates’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

Austin Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $8,877 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Secondary Education at Austin Community College District

#4

San Juan College

Farmington, New Mexico
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Juan College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. SJC is located in Farmington, New Mexico and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

SJC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Juan College is $7,996 for southwest region associate degree secondary teaching students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Secondary Education at SJC

#6

Amarillo College

Amarillo, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Amarillo College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Amarillo College is located in Amarillo, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 associates’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

Amarillo College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Amarillo College is $6,860 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Amarillo College

#6 in overall quality

San Jacinto Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Pasadena, Texas, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s secondary teaching students in 2019-2020.

San Jacinto College also made our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $9,788 for southwest region associate degree secondary teaching students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend San Jacinto Community College.

Full San Jacinto Community College Secondary Education Report

#8

Navarro College

Corsicana, Texas
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Navarro College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Navarro College is a public institution located in Corsicana, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Navarro College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Navarro College is $15,251 for southwest region associate degree secondary teaching students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Secondary Education at Navarro College

#9

Arizona Western College

Yuma, Arizona
#7 in overall quality

Arizona Western College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #9. AWC is a public institution located in Yuma, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

AWC also made our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Arizona Western College is $11,831 for southwest region associate degree secondary teaching students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Secondary Education at Arizona Western College

#10

Rose State College

Midwest City, Oklahoma
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Rose State College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Rose State College is a medium-sized public school situated in Midwest City, Oklahoma. It awarded 20 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

RSC also made our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for Rose State College is $10,092 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full RSC Secondary Education Report

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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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