2023 Best Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Education Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 64 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Education Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Trinity University the best school in the Southwest Region for education students working on their master’s degree. Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.
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Out of the 64 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 2 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.
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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. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.
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Out of the 64 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a very large student population.
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University of St. Thomas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree education programs. Located in the large city of Houston, UST is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Austin College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Austin College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sherman.
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With a ranking of #8, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
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Baylor University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #10, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Request InformationAdditional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for Education students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Best Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | The University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington, TX |
| 12 | Our Lady of the Lake University | San Antonio, TX |
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 |
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Education Related Rankings by Major
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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).
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