2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $0-$30k) in Texas

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Teacher Education is the 110th most popular major in the country with 8,205 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Texas, there were 972 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 95 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in teacher education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent teacher education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the teacher education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree teacher education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $0-$30k) in Texas

#1

Trinity University

San Antonio, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$23,597 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k. Trinity University is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Trinity U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Trinity University are $23,597, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Teacher Education at Trinity University

#2

The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$6,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Odessa, Texas, and it awarded 5 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Permian Basin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin are $6,900, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Teacher Education at UT Permian Basin

#3

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$15,485 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarleton State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 81 degrees to qualified masters’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.

Tarleton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tarleton are $15,485, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Tarleton Teacher Education Report

#4

Southwestern Assemblies of God University

Waxahachie, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$11,670 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Waxahachie, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University also made our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southwestern Assemblies of God University are $11,670.

Read more about Teacher Education at Southwestern Assemblies of God University

#5

University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, Texas

$19,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Incarnate Word. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.

UIW also took the #0 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Incarnate Word are $19,242.

Read full report on Teacher Education at UIW

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $0-$30k)

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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