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2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Texas of the 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.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree teacher education students with aid list, UT Permian Basin has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. 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 full report on Teacher Education at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

#2

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 81 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tarleton, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tarleton are $15,485, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Teacher Education at Tarleton

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American InterContinental University - Online. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. AIU Online is located in Schaumburg, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.

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 American InterContinental University - Online are $12,846, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Teacher Education at AIU Online

#4

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
#2 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #4 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 37 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. 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.

Read full report on Teacher Education at Grand Canyon University

#5

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity University landed the #5 spot on the list. Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree teacher education students with aid list, Trinity U has also earned the #1 rank 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 U

#3 in overall quality

Southwestern Assemblies of God University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waxahachie, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southwestern Assemblies of God University are $11,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Teacher Education at Southwestern Assemblies of God University

With a ranking of #7, University of the Incarnate Word did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UIW is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.

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.

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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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