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Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

42 Colleges
$77,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You

With 327,871 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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, Course Advisor has developed this Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 42 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Christian University the best school in the Southwest Region for education students working on their doctor’s degree. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

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#3

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Out of the 42 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Lakeway, Concordia University, Texas is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #7 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

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Houston Baptist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. HBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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#10

University of St. Thomas

Houston, TX

University of St. Thomas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the city of Houston, UST is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Education Colleges by State

Explore the best education colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 16,265
Texas 17,614
New Mexico 1,831
Oklahoma 3,171

Education Majors to Study

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
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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 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 Horadrim.

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