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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2021-2022, 11,071 people earned their degree in secondary education, making the major the 84th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,123 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 398 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 20 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in secondary education. That schools that top this list have a program in secondary education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 20 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education in the Southwest Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona Christian University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Glendale, Arizona, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Arizona Christian University Secondary Education Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend International Baptist College and Seminary. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region. Chandler, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full IBCS Secondary Education Report

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Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Southwest landed the #3 spot on the list. Hobbs, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 Secondary Education at University of the Southwest

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dallas Christian College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 Secondary Education at Dallas Christian College

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lubbock Christian University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region. Lubbock Christian University is a small school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 3 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Lubbock Christian University Secondary Education Report

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Prescott College
Prescott, Arizona

With a ranking of #6, Prescott College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Prescott, Arizona, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students in 2021-2022.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 Prescott College Secondary Education Report

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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 183 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Secondary Education Report

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 36 bachelors’s secondary teaching 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 Secondary Education at UNM

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Western New Mexico University
Silver City, New Mexico

Western New Mexico University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Secondary Education at Western New Mexico University

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Secondary Education Report

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 Secondary Education at OSU

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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona

With a ranking of #12, Grand Canyon University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 98 students 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 more about Secondary Education at Grand Canyon University

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With a ranking of #13, Concordia University, Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 Secondary Education at Concordia University, Texas

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Howard Payne University
Brownwood, Texas

Howard Payne University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Brownwood, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Secondary Education at Howard Payne University

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McMurry University
Abilene, Texas

McMurry University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region list. McMurry University is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Secondary Education at McMurry University

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MSU Texas
Wichita Falls, Texas

MSU Texas landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Wichita Falls, Texas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 Secondary Education at MSU Texas

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Mid-America Christian University
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Mid-America Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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

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Langston University
Langston, Oklahoma

Langston University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Langston, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Secondary Education at Langston University

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Jarvis Christian College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The Bulldogs is a small school located in Hawkins, Texas that handed out 0 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Secondary Education at Jarvis Christian College

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Ottawa University - Surprise did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Ottawa University - Surprise is located in Surprise, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Ottawa University - Surprise Secondary Education Report

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