2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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.
For this year’s “Best Value Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in teacher education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great teacher education programs and 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 in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.
Top 16 Best Value Colleges for Teacher Education in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarrant County College District landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified ’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.
Tarrant County College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $5,434 for Southwest Region Teacher Education students with aid per year to attend Tarrant County College.
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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 in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Central New Mexico Community College is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 51 ’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region teacher education students with aid list, CNM has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central New Mexico Community College is $3,429 for southwest region teacher education students with aid.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, El Paso Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. El Paso Community College is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 164 ’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
El Paso Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for El Paso Community College is $4,594 for Southwest Region Teacher Education students with aid.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Antonio College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. San Antonio College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 86 ’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
San Antonio College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend San Antonio College is $5,882 for southwest region teacher education students with aid.
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Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified ’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.
OSU Institute of Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is $6,500 for southwest region teacher education students with aid.
Read more about Teacher Education at OSU Institute of Technology
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Odessa, Texas, and it awarded 5 ’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Permian Basin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UT Permian Basin is $10,092 for southwest region teacher education students with aid.
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With a ranking of #8, San Jacinto Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Pasadena, Texas, and it awarded 254 ’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Jacinto College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Jacinto Community College is $8,692 for southwest region teacher education students with aid.
McLennan Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. Waco, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s teacher education degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.
MCC also made our “Best Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #15. The yearly cost to attend McLennan Community College is $6,752 for Southwest Region Teacher Education students with aid.
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Tarleton State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Stephenville, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s teacher education degrees to 81 students in 2019-2020.
Tarleton also made our “Best Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend Tarleton State University is $18,979 for Southwest Region Teacher Education students with aid.
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With a ranking of #11, American InterContinental University - Online did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. American InterContinental University - Online is a fairly large school located in Schaumburg, Illinois that handed out 5 ’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
AIU Online did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend AIU Online is $12,585 for Southwest Region Teacher Education students with aid.
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Grand Canyon University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 138 ’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
Grand Canyon University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Grand Canyon University is $21,020 for Southwest Region Teacher Education students with aid.
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Trinity University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Trinity U is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 ’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
Trinity U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Trinity University is $24,669 for southwest region teacher education students with aid.
The low student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #14. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small school located in Waxahachie, Texas that handed out 3 ’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University also took the #11 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $24,982 for Southwest Region Teacher Education students with aid per year to attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University.
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University of the Incarnate Word ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s teacher education degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region teacher education students with aid list, UIW has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UIW is $24,784 for Southwest Region Teacher Education students with aid.
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Belton, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s teacher education degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.
UMHB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UMHB is $27,099 for southwest region teacher education students with aid.
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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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