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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

39 Colleges
$14,413 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,734 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the grade specific ed master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Lubbock Christian University the best value school in the Southwest Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. LCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lubbock.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at LCU are $9,540 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Waxahachie.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southwestern Assemblies of God University are $8,610 per year.

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#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Out of the 39 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the remote town of Alva, NWOSU is a public school with a small student population.

NWOSU graduate students pay an average of $10,571 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Durant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Southeastern Oklahoma State University graduate students pay an average of $11,376 in tuition and fees each year.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.

UT Rio Grande Valley graduate students pay an average of $15,677 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Rio Grande Valley also did well on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Northeastern State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NSU are $10,911 a year.

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#8

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

Trinity University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of San Antonio, Trinity U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Trinity U graduate students pay an average of $23,597 in tuition and fees each year.

Trinity U did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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With a ranking of #9, Oral Roberts University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. ORU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Tulsa.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ORU are $12,800 a year.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #5 for overall quality for grade specific ed in the Southwest Region .

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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 25 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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