2025 Best Secondary Education Schools in the Southwest Region
18
Colleges in the Southwest Region
2,123
Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded
Secondary Education is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #84 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 18 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Secondary Education Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,123 degrees in secondary education annually.
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Choosing a Great Secondary Education School
The secondary teaching program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Secondary Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall Secondary Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Secondary Education Degree Level
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 Secondary Education Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Secondary Education in the Southwest Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the secondary teaching degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Southwest Region Schools in Secondary Teaching
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In AZ
299
Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded
Arizona State University - Tempe is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in secondary education. ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Tempe. A Best Colleges rank of #108 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were roughly 299 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in secondary education from Arizona State University - Tempe
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In AZ
756
Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded
Grand Canyon University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in secondary education. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #144 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Grand Canyon University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 756 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in secondary education from Grand Canyon University
Graduate Certificate
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In OK
34
Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in secondary education. OSU is a very large public university located in the distant town of Stillwater. A Best Colleges rank of #366 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means OSU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 34 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at OSU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in secondary education from Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
It is hard to beat Western New Mexico University if you want to pursue a degree in secondary education. Located in the remote town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 6th out of 24 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were about 24 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Western New Mexico University in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in secondary education from Western New Mexico University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NM
45
Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded
UNM is a very large public university located in the city of Albuquerque. This university ranks 1st out of 24 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were about 45 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in secondary education from University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In AZ
142
Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded
UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix. A Best Colleges rank of #83 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UOPX - Arizona is a great university overall.
There were about 142 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at UOPX - Arizona in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in secondary education from University of Phoenix - Arizona
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NM
NMSU Main Campus is a large public university located in the suburb of Las Cruces. This university ranks 11th out of 24 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were approximately 17 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in secondary education from New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TX
81
Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded
South Texas College is a very large public college located in the midsize city of McAllen. This college ranks 19th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 81 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at South Texas College in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in secondary education from South Texas College
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In TX
55
Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded
Collin County Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of McKinney. A Best Colleges rank of #386 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Collin County Community College District is a great college overall.
There were about 55 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Collin County Community College District in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in secondary education from Collin County Community College District
Tarrant County College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Fort Worth. A Best Colleges rank of #272 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Tarrant County College is a great college overall.
There were about 20 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Tarrant County College in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in secondary education from Tarrant County College District
