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

15 Colleges
$19,766 Avg Salary
$9,571 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Subject Specific program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for subject specific ed majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Oklahoma College the most popular school in the Southwest Region for teacher education subject specific students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Tonkawa, Northern Oklahoma College is a public school with a small student population.

About 42% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 58% are male.

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#2

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

Out of the 15 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Del Mar College landed the # 2 spot on the list. DMC is a large public school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.

Women make up 55% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#3

Murray State College

Tishomingo, OK

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the rural area of Tishomingo, Murray State College is a public school with a small student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 60% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carl Albert State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Poteau, Carl Albert State College is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

Seminole State College

Seminole, OK

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seminole State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Seminole, Seminole State College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in subject specific ed at Seminole State College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Miami, NEO A&M College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in subject specific ed at NEO A&M College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at NEO A&M College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,341.

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

Women make up 75% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#8

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Tyler Junior College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the midsize city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in subject specific ed at Tyler Junior College, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Subject Specific Ed majors at Tyler Junior College take out an average of $13,687 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Eastern Oklahoma State College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Wilburton, Eastern is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Mohave Community College

Kingman, AZ

Mohave Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Kingman.

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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 15 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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