Teacher Education Grade Specific at University of the Southwest

What traits are you looking for in a grade specific ed school? To help you decide if University of the Southwest is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's grade specific ed program.

USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and approximately 904 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 12 grade specific ed majors received their bachelor's degree from USW.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Teacher Education Grade Specific section at the bottom of this page.

USW Teacher Education Grade Specific Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Grade Specific Ed

Online Classes Are Available at USW

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? USW offers distance education options for grade specific ed at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

USW Teacher Education Grade Specific Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks grade specific ed programs across the country. The following shows how USW performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The grade specific ed major at USW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Teacher Education Grade Specific. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	413
Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	574
Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	640
Most Focused Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	640
	645
Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	754
Most Focused Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools	791
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	800
	840
Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools	871
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools	1,030
Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools	1,256

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in grade specific ed from USW. This is the #641 most popular school for grade specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Grade Specific Ed Graduates from USW Make?

The median salary of grade specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at USW is $31,861. This is less than $35,527, which is the national average of all grade specific ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Grade Specific Ed Student Demographics at USW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the grade specific ed majors at University of the Southwest.

USW Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 grade specific ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from USW, about 8% were men and 92% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its grade specific ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of the Southwest with a bachelor's in grade specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

USW also has a doctoral program available in grade specific ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Teacher Education Grade Specific

If you plan to be a grade specific ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of the Southwest. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Secondary Education	6
Elementary Education	5
Early Childhood Education	1

Related Majors

• Educational Administration
• Educational Assessment
• Special Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Student Counseling

Careers That Grade Specific Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in grade specific ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for University of the Southwest.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Elementary School Teachers	7,260	$55,390
High School Teachers	7,010	$55,380
Middle School Teachers	3,760	$52,810
Preschool Teachers	2,490	$34,100
Kindergarten Teachers	1,160	$53,780

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bildungsroman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.