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2025 Best Secondary Education Schools in Texas

8 Colleges in Texas
340 Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in secondary education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #84 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Secondary Education Schools in Texas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 340 degrees in secondary education to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Secondary Education School

Best Secondary Education Schools in Texas Your choice of secondary education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for secondary education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Secondary Education Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Secondary Teaching
Bachelor's Degrees in Secondary Teaching
Master's Degrees in Secondary Teaching

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 Texas list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Secondary Education in Texas

The schools below may not offer all types of secondary teaching degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Texas Schools in Secondary Teaching

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
81 Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded

South Texas College is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in secondary education. Located in the city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #485 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means South Texas College is a great college overall.

There were about 81 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at South Texas College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in secondary education from South Texas College

2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
55 Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded

Collin County Community College District is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in secondary education. Located in the large suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #386 out of 2,152 colleges 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

3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TX
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Tarrant County College District is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in secondary education. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #272 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Tarrant County College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 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

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El Centro College crest
El Centro College
Dallas, TX
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX

Any student pursuing a degree in secondary education needs to take a look at El Centro College. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #281 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means El Centro College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 26 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at El Centro College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in secondary education from El Centro College

5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In TX
37.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a very large student population. This college ranks 20th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 16 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Austin Community College District in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in secondary education from Austin Community College District

6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
15th Most Popular In TX

LCU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Lubbock. This university ranks 72nd out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 3 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at LCU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in secondary education from Lubbock Christian University

7
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the medium-sized city of Brownsville, The University of Texas at Brownsville is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 104th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.More information about a degree in secondary education from The University of Texas at Brownsville

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Navarro College crest
Navarro College
Corsicana, TX
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In TX
11.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Corsicana, Navarro College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 63rd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 9 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Navarro College in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in secondary education from Navarro College

Best Secondary Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Secondary Education Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 670 1,428
Oklahoma 565 184
New Mexico 416 95

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Secondary Education is one of 13 different types of Teacher Education Grade Specific programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Early Childhood Education 1,827
Teacher Education 1,773
Elementary Education 504
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 220
Adult & Continuing Education 102
Teacher Development & Methodology 31
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 20

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