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

11 Colleges
$47,501 Avg Salary
$19,426 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Oklahoma State University - Main Campus to be the best school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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#4

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at New Mexico Highlands University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the remote town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces.

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University of Central Oklahoma ranked #8 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA 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 11 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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