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2023 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Southwest Region

11 Colleges
$41,491 Avg Salary
$24,493 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for subject specific ed majors pursuing an online .

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

On average, subject specific ed graduates from ENMU - Main Campus take out $26,813 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent online programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the Southwest Region . 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 $22,500 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $227, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for teacher education subject specific students pursuing an online degree. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ottawa University - Phoenix. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online 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.

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The excellent online programs at Sam Houston State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the Southwest Region . SHSU is a very large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

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Northeastern State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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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Carl Albert State College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the town of Poteau, Carl Albert State College is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

With a ranking of #8, Grand Canyon University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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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Southwestern Assemblies of God University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Southwest Region list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Waxahachie.

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University of Central Oklahoma came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edmond.

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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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 11 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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