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

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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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 51 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

Women make up 82% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Phoenix - Arizona is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

About 78% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 22% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education grade specific schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 19% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Durant.

About 85% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 15% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.

Of the 83 students majoring in grade specific ed at University of Oklahoma, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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Northern Arizona University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. NAU is a very large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

About 92% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 8% are male.

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#7

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

Of the 72 students majoring in grade specific ed at Texas State, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 76% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

About 72% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 28% are male.

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Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. SWOSU is a small public school located in the town of Weatherford.

About 57% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 43% are male.

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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 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.

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