2023 Best Value Teaching Assistant/Aide Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Teaching Assistants School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, teaching assistants was ranked #249 in the country. In fact 2,751 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Teaching Assistant/Aide Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for teaching assistants 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.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Teaching Assistant/Aide
Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University the best value school in the Southwest Region for teaching assistants students. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas Tech are $24,121 a year.
Texas Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Teaching Assistant/Aide Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The excellent programs at University of Phoenix - Arizona helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching assistants schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
UOPX - Arizona undergraduate students pay an average of $9,552 in tuition and fees each year. Teaching Assistants majors at UOPX - Arizona take out an average of $24,555 in student loans while working on their egree.
UOPX - Arizona also claimed a spot on our Best Teaching Assistant/Aide Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 70 |
| Arizona | 7 |
| New Mexico | 0 |
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Teaching Assistants Related Majors for Teaching Assistants
Teaching Assistants is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Teaching Assistants
| Related 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 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 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).
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