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Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$10,975 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,979 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 110,226 teacher education grade specific students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for grade specific ed 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Santa Fe Community College the best value school in the Southwest Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their associate degree. Located in the small suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public college with a small student population.

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

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#2

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

The excellent associate degree programs at El Centro College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at El Centro College are $6,000 a year. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at El Centro College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,259.

El Centro College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#3

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Out of the 15 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lone Star College System landed the # 3 spot on the list. North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the city of The Woodlands.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Harris Montgomery are $6,168 a year. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at North Harris Montgomery take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,596.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Harris Montgomery also did well on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means South Texas College is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Texas College are $7,920 a year. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at South Texas College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $6,222.

South Texas College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Amarillo College is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their associate degree. Amarillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Amarillo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Amarillo College are $4,704 a year. Grade Specific Ed majors at Amarillo College take out an average of $16,094 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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El Paso Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

El Paso Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,314 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at El Paso Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $8,185.

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Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree teacher education grade specific programs. OSU Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the town of Okmulgee.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OSU Institute of Technology are $11,384 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, grade specific ed graduates from OSU Institute of Technology carry an average student debtload of $14,337.

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Tarrant County College District landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree teacher education grade specific programs. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarrant County College are $8,235 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, grade specific ed graduates from Tarrant County College carry an average student debtload of $13,670.

Tarrant County College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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Central New Mexico Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CNM are $7,540 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, grade specific ed majors at CNM accumulate an average of around $13,874 in student debt.

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#10

Pima Community College

Tucson, AZ

Pima Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree teacher education grade specific programs. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

Pima County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $7,566 in tuition and fees each year. On average, grade specific ed graduates from Pima County Community College District take out $11,631 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 4,681
Arizona 6,189
Oklahoma 1,268
New Mexico 782

Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.

  • 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 Vgrigas.

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