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2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
142 Degrees Awarded
$14,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 the Southwest region, there were 1,188 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 142 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 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.

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 a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Trinity University

San Antonio, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 4 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Trinity U, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Trinity U are $23,597.

Read full report on Teacher Education at Trinity University

#5 in overall quality

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 the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UT Permian Basin is a public institution located in Odessa, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Permian Basin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Permian Basin are $6,900, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Teacher Education Report

#3

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas
#4 in overall quality

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 the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Tarleton is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 81 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarleton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tarleton State University are $15,485, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Teacher Education at Tarleton

#4

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436.

Full Grand Canyon University Teacher Education Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American InterContinental University - Online. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. AIU Online is a fairly large school located in Schaumburg, Illinois that handed out 5 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

AIU Online did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at AIU Online are $12,846, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Teacher Education at American InterContinental University - Online

University of the Incarnate Word ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s teacher education degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIW, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIW are $19,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Teacher Education at UIW

#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Southwestern Assemblies of God University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k 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 the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southwestern Assemblies of God University are $11,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Southwestern Assemblies of God University Teacher Education Report

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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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