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2023 Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Schools in the Southwest Region

18 Colleges
$20,236 Avg Salary
$16,590 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teaching Assistants School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, teaching assistants was ranked #13 in the country. In fact 2,751 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teaching Assistants program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Teaching Assistants Colleges.

Our analysis found Texas State Technical College to be the most popular school for teaching assistants students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . TSTC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Waco.

While working on their degree, teaching assistants majors at TSTC accumulate an average of around $8,625 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwest Technology Center. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Altus, Southwest Technology Center is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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#3

Mid-Del Technology Center

Midwest City, OK

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mid-Del Technology Center. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Schools in the Southwest Region list. Mid-Del Technology Center is a small public school located in the suburb of Midwest City.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Schools in the Southwest Region list. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

Teaching Assistants majors at UOPX - Arizona take out an average of $24,555 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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New Mexico State University - Carlsbad did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teaching assistants students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Carlsbad, NMSU Carlsbad is a public college with a small student population.

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South Mountain Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teaching assistants students. It came in at #6 on the list. South Mountain Community College is a small public school located in the large city of Phoenix.

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With a ranking of #6, University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching assistants students. UNM Los Alamos is a fairly small public school located in the town of Los Alamos.

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#6

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, TX

Northwest Vista College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teaching assistants programs. Northwest Vista College is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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With a ranking of #6, Central New Mexico Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching assistants students. CNM is a large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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Best Teaching Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best teaching assistants schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 7
Texas 70
New Mexico 0

Teaching Assistants is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Teaching Assistants Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Assistant/Aide 2,003
Other Teaching Assistants/Aides 728
Adult Literacy Tutor/Instructor 20

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 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 IMCBerea College.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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