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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$10,975 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,979 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate 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 Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate 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. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for grade specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the grade specific ed associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools

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

SFCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,995 in tuition and fees each year.

SFCC also made our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #4.

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#2

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

The excellent associate degree programs at El Centro College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in the Southwest Region . El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Dallas.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Centro College are $6,000 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, grade specific ed majors at El Centro College accumulate an average of around $15,259 in student debt.

El Centro College also took the #3 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

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#3

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lone Star College System. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Harris Montgomery are $6,168 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, grade specific ed majors at North Harris Montgomery accumulate an average of around $11,596 in student debt.

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#4

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means South Texas College is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their associate degree. South Texas College is a very large public school located in the midsize city of McAllen.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Texas College are $7,920 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, grade specific ed majors at South Texas College accumulate an average of around $6,222 in student debt.

South Texas College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#5

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Out of the 15 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Amarillo College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Amarillo College are $4,704 per year. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at Amarillo College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,094.

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With a ranking of #6, El Paso Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their associate degree. El Paso Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

El Paso Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,314 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, grade specific ed majors at El Paso Community College accumulate an average of around $8,185 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #7, Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Okmulgee, OSU Institute of Technology is a public school with a small student population.

OSU Institute of Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $11,384 in tuition and fees each year. Grade Specific Ed majors at OSU Institute of Technology take out an average of $14,337 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

OSU Institute of Technology not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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Tarrant County College District came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarrant County College are $8,235 per year. Grade Specific Ed majors at Tarrant County College take out an average of $13,670 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Central New Mexico Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. CNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CNM are $7,540 per year. On average, grade specific ed graduates from CNM take out $13,874 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#10

Pima Community College

Tucson, AZ

Pima Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pima County Community College District are $7,566 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, grade specific ed graduates from Pima County Community College District carry an average student debtload of $11,631.

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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 15 schools only.

  • 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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