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

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master'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.

The Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 59 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 Subject Specific program at each school on the list.

Check out the subject specific ed master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 1,200 students majoring in subject specific ed at Grand Canyon University, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Out of the 59 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 25% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

About 41% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 59% are male.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in the Southwest Region . Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

About 69% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 31% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northeastern State University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

Of the 38 students majoring in subject specific ed at UNM, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Women make up 66% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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Texas Woman’s University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 96% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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University of North Texas landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 52% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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Texas A&M University - San Antonio came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the rural area of San Antonio, Texas A&M San Antonio is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 86% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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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.

  • 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.

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