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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
895 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 8 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree teacher education students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarrant County College District. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Tarrant County College is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 associates’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.

Tarrant County College also made our “Best Teacher Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Tarrant County College is $7,048 for southwest region associate degree teacher education students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Teacher Education at Tarrant County College District

#2

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central New Mexico Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 51 diplomas to qualified associates’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.

CNM also made our “Best Teacher Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $5,676 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Teacher Education students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend CNM.

Read full report on Teacher Education at Central New Mexico Community College

#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 $48-$75k list. El Paso Community College is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 164 associates’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.

El Paso Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Teacher Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,230 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Teacher Education students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend El Paso Community College.

Read more about Teacher Education at El Paso Community College

#5

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Antonio College landed the #5 spot on the list. San Antonio College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 86 associates’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.

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 $8,279 for southwest region associate degree teacher education students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Teacher Education at San Antonio College

#6 in overall quality

Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified associates’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.

OSU Institute of Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Teacher Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is $8,415 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Teacher Education students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Teacher Education at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology

#5 in overall quality

San Jacinto Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. San Jacinto College is located in Pasadena, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 254 associates’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Jacinto College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto College is $9,788 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Teacher Education students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Teacher Education at San Jacinto College

#8 in overall quality

McLennan Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. MCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 22 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

MCC also took the #8 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,984 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Teacher Education students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend McLennan 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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