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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

48 Colleges
$36,125 Avg Salary
$25,314 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 43,297 teacher education subject specific students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the subject specific ed bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Our analysis found Texas Christian University to be the best school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Baylor University

Waco, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Baylor University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from Baylor take out $24,563 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $509.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Lutheran University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. TLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Seguin.

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Out of the 48 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Edward’s University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, St. Edward's University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Trinity University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of San Antonio, Trinity U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed majors at OSU accumulate an average of around $22,317 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $409.

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Hardin - Simmons University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Hardin - Simmons is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Abilene.

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University of Central Oklahoma came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed graduates from UCO carry an average student debtload of $26,025.

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With a ranking of #9, Northern Arizona University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Subject Specific Ed majors at NAU take out an average of $23,133 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $227, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,553
Texas 927
New Mexico 289
Oklahoma 583

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, teacher education subject specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Subject Specific Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 8,121
Reading Teacher Education 6,490
Music Education 4,761
Mathematics Education 3,395
English & Language Arts Education 3,113
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 2,335
Social Studies Education 1,968
Art Education 1,837
Health Education 1,801
Science Education 1,371
Agricultural Teacher Education 1,130
Biology Education 865
History Education 804
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education 715
Technology Education 575
Social Science Teacher Education 474
Technical Teacher Education 462
Spanish Education 457
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 370
Modern Language Education 338
Drama & Dance Education 293
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 286
Chemistry Education 238
Computer Teacher Education 217
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 185
Earth Science Teacher Education 169
Physics Education 152
Environmental Education 96
Speech Teacher Education 68
French Language Teacher Education 55
Driver & Safety Teacher Education 55
Health Occupations Teacher Education 48
Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education 22
Distributive Education 11
German Language Teacher Education 8
Psychology Teacher Education 5
Latin Teacher Education 4
Geography Teacher Education 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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