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2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
895 Degrees Awarded
$5,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,188 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 895 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in teacher education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teacher education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the teacher education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 51 diplomas to qualified associates’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.

CNM also took the #2 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central New Mexico Community College is $3,626 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Teacher Education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Central New Mexico Community College Teacher Education Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarrant County College District. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified associates’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tarrant County College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,742 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Teacher Education students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Tarrant County College District.

Read more about Teacher Education at Tarrant County College District

#3

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Paso Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. El Paso Community College is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 164 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

El Paso Community College also made our “Best Teacher Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend El Paso Community College is $4,609 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Teacher Education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full El Paso Community College Teacher Education Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. OSU Institute of Technology is a public institution located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree teacher education students whose families make $30-$48k list, OSU Institute of Technology has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OSU Institute of Technology is $4,299 for southwest region associate degree teacher education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Teacher Education at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology

#6

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#3 in overall quality

San Antonio College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. San Antonio College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 86 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College also made our “Best Teacher Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend San Antonio College is $6,189 for southwest region associate degree teacher education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Teacher Education at San Antonio College

#8 in overall quality

McLennan Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Waco, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s teacher education degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree teacher education students whose families make $30-$48k list, MCC has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MCC is $6,191 for southwest region associate degree teacher education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Teacher Education at MCC

#5 in overall quality

San Jacinto Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. San Jacinto College is a large public school situated in Pasadena, Texas. It awarded 254 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

San Jacinto College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,502 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Teacher Education students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend San Jacinto College.

Read full report on Teacher Education at San Jacinto Community College

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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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