2023 Best Teaching Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Teaching Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 64 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named Trinity University the best school in the Southwest Region for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Trinity U. During the 2019-2020 year, about 25% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Texas A&M College Station. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 23% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at TCU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 82% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 64 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 4 spot on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UT Austin. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
UT Rio Grande Valley 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 92% took at least some of their classes online.
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University of St. Thomas ranked #6 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UST. In fact, around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Austin College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list.
With a ranking of #8, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Texas Tech. 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.
Baylor University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Baylor. In 2019-2020 about 77% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
ASU - Skysong is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UT Arlington. In fact, around 65% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Our Lady of the Lake University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since OLLU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 81% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UH. In 2019-2020 about 77% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Texas A&M International University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
Texas A&M International University 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 76% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #15, Angelo State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Angelo State. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 88% took at least some of their classes online.
Southern Methodist University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at SMU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 40% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #17 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UH Clear Lake. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #18, Lamar University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Lamar University. In 2019-2020 about 95% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
One thing to take note of is that ASU - Tempe does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 42% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Lubbock Christian University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at LCU. In fact, around 46% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
MSU Texas came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at MSU Texas. In 2019-2020 about 79% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #22, Ottawa University - Phoenix did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Ottawa University - Phoenix is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Grand Canyon University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
Grand Canyon University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 96% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Stephen F Austin State University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
SFASU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #25, Sam Houston State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at SHSU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 68% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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