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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$21,347 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,684 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate 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 Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Teacher Education Grade Specific

Our analysis found Pima Community College to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pima County Community College District are $7,566 per year.

Pima County Community College District also took the #1 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NAU is a very large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NAU are $17,761 a year. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at NAU take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $19,441.

NAU also took the #4 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Tempe are $29,438 per year.

ASU - Tempe also took the #2 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

Full Teacher Education Grade Specific at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona Christian University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Phoenix, Arizona Christian University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Arizona Christian University are $30,624 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Arizona Christian University is ranked #5 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 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 4 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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