2023 Best Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
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The Best Teaching Doctor'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 42 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named Texas Christian University the best school in the Southwest Region for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since TCU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Texas A&M College Station does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 23% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Baylor. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 77% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that UT Austin does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Concordia University, Texas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in the Southwest Region .
Online graduate courses are available at Concordia University, Texas, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 99% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #6 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Since the graduate programs at ASU - Skysong are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at UT Rio Grande Valley, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 92% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.
Online graduate courses are available at ASU - Tempe, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 42% took at least some of their classes online.
Houston Baptist University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at HBU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 65% took at least some of their classes online.
University of St. Thomas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UST does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 80% took at least some of their classes online.
Tarleton State University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.
If you are interested in distance education, Tarleton is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Grand Canyon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Grand Canyon University. In fact, around 96% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
One thing to take note of is that OSU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 60% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
Texas Tech does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 49% took at least some of their classes online.
Abilene Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Abilene Christian. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #16, Southern Methodist University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
SMU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 40% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Texas Woman’s University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
TWU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list.
UH does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 77% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #19, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that UNT does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 50% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at UH Clear Lake, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 91% took at least some of their classes online.
The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #21 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UT Arlington. In 2019-2020 about 65% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Sam Houston State University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at SHSU. In fact, around 68% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.
Online graduate courses are available at UTEP, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #24 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Texas A&M Kingsville does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 63% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #25, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that University of Oklahoma does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 54% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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