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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

39 Colleges
$14,413 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 39 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master's 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

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

Our analysis found Lubbock Christian University to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Lubbock, LCU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

LCU graduate students pay an average of $9,540 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Southwestern Assemblies of God University 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 . Located in the suburb of Waxahachie, Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University graduate students pay an average of $8,610 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Northwestern Oklahoma State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in the Southwest Region . NWOSU is a small public school located in the town of Alva.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NWOSU are $10,571 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Durant.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southeastern Oklahoma State University are $11,376 per year.

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,677 per year.

UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #5 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

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Northeastern State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. NSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Tahlequah.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NSU are $10,911 per year.

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#8

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

Trinity University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Trinity U are $23,597 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Trinity U is ranked #1 for overall quality for grade specific ed in the Southwest Region .

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Oral Roberts University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tulsa, ORU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ORU are $12,800 per year.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #2 for overall quality for grade specific ed in the Southwest Region .

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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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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