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2023 Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Schools Ranked
$16,227 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate 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 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for teaching students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region of the U.S.

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Santa Fe Community College

Santa Fe, New Mexico
122 Total Awards
$4,995 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Santa Fe Community College the best value school in the Southwest Region for teaching students working on their basic certificate. Santa Fe, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 122 students in 2020-2021.

SFCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,995 in tuition and fees each year.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at SFCC. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 90% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

SFCC also took the #1 spot in our Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

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#2

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
197 Total Awards
$7,540 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. CNM is a fairly large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 197 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CNM are $7,540 per year.

You may have the opportunity to take online classes at CNM. In 2019-2020 about 90% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CNM is ranked #4 for overall quality in the Southwest Region .

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#3

Pima Community College

Tucson, Arizona
5 Total Awards
$7,566 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 5 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

Pima County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $7,566 in tuition and fees each year.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Pima County Community College District does offer online classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 52% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

Pima County Community College District also made our Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #5.

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#4

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
5 Total Awards
$17,761 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s value ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at NAU are $17,761 a year.

Some students may be able to take online classes at NAU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 59% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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7 Total Awards
$24,764 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s value ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OSU are $24,764 per year.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since OSU does offer online classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 93% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

OSU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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2 Total Awards
$21,528 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching students working on their basic certificate. Located in San Antonio, Texas, the large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UTSA are $21,528 a year.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UTSA does offer online classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Report

59 Total Awards
$29,438 Average Tuition & Fees

Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 59 students in 2020-2021.

ASU - Tempe undergraduate students pay an average of $29,438 in tuition and fees each year.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at ASU - Tempe. In fact, around 93% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ASU - Tempe is ranked #3 for overall quality in the Southwest Region .

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

References

  • 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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