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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2021-2022, 9,653 people earned their degree in teacher education, making the major the 97th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,015 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 35 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,505 and $37,295 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in teacher education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in teacher education.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree teacher education students.

Top 12 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in the Southwest Region

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Western New Mexico University
Silver City, New Mexico

Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western New Mexico University landed the #1 spot on the list. Silver City, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s teacher education degrees to 16 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Teacher Education at Western New Mexico University

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Trinity University
San Antonio, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Trinity U is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 masters’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Trinity U Teacher Education Report

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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 #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Odessa, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s teacher education students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Teacher Education at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oral Roberts University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region. ORU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Teacher Education at ORU

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Waxahachie, Texas, and it awarded 1 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Southwestern Assemblies of God University Teacher Education Report

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Texas A&M International University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M International University is a medium-sized school located in Laredo, Texas that handed out 0 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Teacher Education at Texas A&M International University

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Baylor University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 5 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Teacher Education at Baylor

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American InterContinental University - Online ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. AIU Online is a private for-profit institution located in Chandler, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Teacher Education at AIU Online

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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona

Grand Canyon University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 103 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Teacher Education at Grand Canyon University

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Dallas Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 0 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about Teacher Education at Dallas Baptist University

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University of the Incarnate Word ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. UIW is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Teacher Education at University of the Incarnate Word

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas

Tarleton State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified masters’s teacher education students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Teacher Education at Tarleton State University

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