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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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$46,734 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree 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.

The Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools

#1

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Trinity University the best school in the Southwest Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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#2

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas Christian University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in the Southwest Region . TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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#4

Baylor University

Waco, TX

The excellent master’s degree programs at Baylor University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin 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 large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Austin College

Sherman, TX

With a ranking of #7, Austin College did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Austin College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Sherman.

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

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Lubbock Christian University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the large city of Lubbock, LCU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Dallas Baptist University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the large city of Dallas, DBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific schools 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 25 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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