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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 110,226 degrees and certificates were awarded to teacher education grade specific students, making the major the most popular in the country.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Southwest Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for grade specific ed majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top Southwest Region Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Teacher Education Grade Specific

Our 2023 rankings named Santa Fe Community College the best school in the Southwest Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. SFCC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Santa Fe.

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Out of the 3 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. CNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pima Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 6,189
Texas 4,681
New Mexico 782
Oklahoma 1,268

Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Grade Specific Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 43,003
Early Childhood Education 32,920
Secondary Education 10,547
Teacher Education 9,949
Teacher Development & Methodology 6,165
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 3,517
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 2,450
Adult & Continuing Education 1,074
Montessori Teacher Education 252
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 140
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching 105
Online Educator/Online Teaching 79
International Teaching and Learning 25

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas.

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