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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

71 Colleges
$17,793 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,491 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 71 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for subject specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools

$8,568 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Portales.

ENMU - Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $8,568 in tuition and fees each year. On average, subject specific ed graduates from ENMU - Main Campus take out $26,813 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus Report

$7,942 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Carl Albert State College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Poteau, Carl Albert State College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Carl Albert State College are $7,942 per year.

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#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ
$17,189 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great value for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Grand Canyon University undergraduate students pay an average of $17,189 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at Grand Canyon University accumulate an average of around $22,715 in student debt.

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$15,001 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwestern Oklahoma State University is a great value for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the remote town of Alva, NWOSU is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWOSU are $15,001 per year.

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$13,281 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ottawa University - Phoenix. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Southwest Region list. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ottawa University - Phoenix are $13,281 a year.

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$15,755 Average Tuition & Fees

Northeastern State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NSU are $15,755 a year. While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at NSU accumulate an average of around $26,477 in student debt.

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$7,540 Average Tuition & Fees

Central New Mexico Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CNM are $7,540 a year.

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$18,917 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #8 on the list. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.

UCO undergraduate students pay an average of $18,917 in tuition and fees each year. Subject Specific Ed majors at UCO take out an average of $23,635 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value teacher education subject specific programs. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $19,333 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Rio Grande Valley also did well on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Report

$15,023 Average Tuition & Fees

Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the remote town of Weatherford, SWOSU is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SWOSU are $15,023 per year. Subject Specific Ed majors at SWOSU take out an average of $21,025 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ
12 Southwestern Assemblies of God University Waxahachie, TX
13 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX
14 MSU Texas Wichita Falls, TX

Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific colleges 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.

  • 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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