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2023 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

10 Colleges
$35,575 Avg Salary
$26,019 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

About 91% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 9% are male.

Grade Specific Ed majors at Grand Canyon University take out an average of $38,334 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $97, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at University of Phoenix - Arizona helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in the Southwest Region . UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

Women make up 93% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, grade specific ed graduates from UOPX - Arizona carry an average student debtload of $42,363.

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#3

LeTourneau University

Longview, TX

Out of the 10 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, LeTourneau University landed the # 3 spot on the list. LETU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Longview.

Of the 29 students majoring in grade specific ed at LETU, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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#4

Aspen University

Denver, CO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Aspen University is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, Aspen University is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at Aspen University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,401.

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Out of the 10 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces.

About 88% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 12% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, grade specific ed graduates from NMSU Main Campus carry an average student debtload of $26,539.

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With a ranking of #6, Southwestern Assemblies of God University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Waxahachie, Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 7% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Ottawa University - Phoenix did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Ottawa University - Phoenix is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 75% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at Ottawa University - Phoenix take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $28,807.

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#7

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Western New Mexico University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public college with a small student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 6% are male.

Grade Specific Ed majors at Western New Mexico University take out an average of $23,246 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the remote town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 92% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

On average, grade specific ed graduates from ENMU - Main Campus take out $19,329 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Southwestern Adventist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for teacher education grade specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Southwestern Adventist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Keene.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 10 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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