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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.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for grade specific ed majors pursuing a associate degree.

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 school 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

Out of the 15 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, El Centro College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school 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 also made our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #3.

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#3

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lone Star College System. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the medium-sized 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.

In addition to its great value ranking, North Harris Montgomery is 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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#4

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

The excellent associate degree programs at South Texas College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Texas College are $7,920 per 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 also claimed a spot on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#5

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Out of the 15 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Amarillo College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Amarillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Amarillo.

Amarillo College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,704 in tuition and fees each 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 came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at El Paso Community College are $5,314 a 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 ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the town of Okmulgee.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OSU Institute of Technology are $11,384 a 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 came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarrant County College is a fairly 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 also claimed a spot on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #9, Central New Mexico Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CNM are $7,540 per 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 came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the city of Tucson.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pima County Community College District are $7,566 a 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 schools 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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