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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Grade Specific program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Central New Mexico Community College the most popular school in the Southwest Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. CNM is a large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

About 70% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 30% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Santa Fe Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education grade specific schools in the Southwest Region . SFCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Santa Fe.

About 74% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 26% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Clovis Community College is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Clovis, Clovis Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 98% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 3% are male.

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#4

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Juan College is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. SJC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Farmington.

About 77% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 23% are male.

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#5

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Central Arizona College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education grade specific schools in the Southwest Region . Pinal County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Coolidge.

Of the 26 students majoring in grade specific ed at Pinal County Community College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#6

Yavapai College

Prescott, AZ

Yavapai College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Prescott, Yavapai College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

Rio Salado College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Rio Salado College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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With a ranking of #8, Glendale Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. Glendale Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Glendale.

Of the 19 students majoring in grade specific ed at Glendale Community College, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#9

Rose State College

Midwest City, OK

Rose State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. RSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Midwest City.

Of the 17 students majoring in grade specific ed at RSC, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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#10

Northland Pioneer College

Holbrook, AZ

With a ranking of #10, Northland Pioneer College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Holbrook, NPC is a public school with a small student population.

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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 28 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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